The veteran's chronic dermatitis of the hands and feet was incurred during service, meeting the criteria for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examiner found dermatitis on the right hand of unknown etiology during service, and subsequent outpatient records documented severe eczema with secondary fungal infection on both feet.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis of the hands and feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2006
- Citation
- 0610907
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain his Social Security Administration (SSA) records, which may contain relevant information for his service connection claims.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable for the portion of the appeal period prior to April 21, 2011. A TDIU is granted on an extraschedular basis.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's dermatitis of the hands and feet was not incurred in service or related to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
- Denied
The veteran's TDIU rating and basic eligibility for DEA benefits under Chapter 35 were granted effective January 7, 2002. The Board denied earlier effective dates.
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