The Board has determined that the August 1995 rating decision contained clear and unmistakable error in denying service connection for a skin rash. The effective date of November 30, 1994, is granted for the award of service connection for polymorphous light eruption.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the veteran's skin condition existed prior to the August 1995 rating decision and was not considered in that decision due to a CUE (clear and unmistakable error).
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2006
- Citation
- 0604337
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, a skin rash, and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, shortness of breath, PTSD, OSA, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, knee disabilities, CPS, and earlier effective dates.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including inadequate VA examinations and failure to obtain etiological opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for skin rash due to an inadequate addendum opinion.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for skin rash, hand/knuckles disability, shoulder strain, and pes planus. The claims for gastro issues, right knee strain, knee arthritis, back problems as secondary to knee, and ankle condition were remanded for further development.
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