The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for the veteran's service-connected skin disability, effective from May 23, 1992. The issue of service connection for anemia was not addressed as it is considered non-jurisdictional.
The deciding factor: The veteran's skin condition has been rated based on its current manifestations and does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic code.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 14, 2005
- Citation
- 0530556
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, allergic rhinitis, sinusitis, and diabetes mellitus based on the presumption of exposure to Gulf War conditions. Service connection was denied for fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), esophageal stricture, a chronic skin disability, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and nephrolithiasis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding asbestos exposure during service, which is necessary for a determination on the Veteran's claim of chronic skin disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for a chronic skin disability. The Veteran's claim for bilateral pes planus is granted with an initial rating of 30 percent prior to September 18, 2017 and 50 percent thereafter.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for his chronic skin disability was denied, and the application to reopen his claim for service connection for a disorder manifested by elevated liver function tests was also denied.
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