The Board has granted service connection for a right leg disorder and an initial compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis effective from August 30, 2002. The veteran's skin condition was not productive of the required manifestations prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show the required manifestations (exfoliation, exudation or itching involving an exposed surface or extensive area) for a compensable rating prior to August 30, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- Right leg disorder, Seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0608125
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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