The Board found that the veteran's preexisting mild acne vulgaris did not worsen during his service from July 1974 to September 1991, and thus granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner stated there was no evidence of permanent progression or chronic progression of the acne vulgaris, indicating that any increase in severity was due to natural progress rather than aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne vulgaris
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0400062
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- Remanded (sent back)
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