The Board has granted service connection for dyshydrosis effective June 2, 1998. The veteran's claim was initially received on September 2, 1997, and a formal request to reopen the claim was submitted on June 2, 1998.
The deciding factor: The claim was granted based on direct service connection due to evidence of dyshydrosis during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- dyshydrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0430830
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars from thyroidectomy and knee surgery, low back strain, dyshydrosis, and hypothyroidism. It remanded decisions on a left eye chorioretinal scar and right knee benign tumor.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a skin disability, including dermatitis, as likely due to the Veteran's active service. The decision also remanded claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for dyshydrosis is granted, while his claims for hallux valgus, pes planus, tinea pedis, and xerosis are denied.
- Granted
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