The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been denied. The skin condition is not rated higher than the current 30 percent, headaches are not due to an undiagnosed illness or service, pingueculae (left eye) has no causal link to service, fibromyalgia syndrome does not meet criteria for service connection, hair loss and cataracts do not have a direct link to service, and hypertension is being remanded.

The deciding factor: The veteran's skin condition does not warrant an increased rating as it does not cover more than 40 percent of the body or exposed areas affected. The headaches are attributed to muscle contraction/tension without evidence linking them to service. The pingueculae (left eye) is diagnosed and has no causal link to service. Fibromyalgia syndrome, joint pain, hair loss, and cataracts do not meet criteria for service connection as they have no direct link to service or an undiagnosed illness.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Dermatophytosis of the feet and crural areas, buttocks and sacral area"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic headaches"}, {"condition_name":"Pingueculae (left eye)"}, {"condition_name":"Fibromyalgia syndrome (claimed as joint pain)"}, {"condition_name":"Hair loss"}, {"condition_name":"Cataracts (right eye)"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension"}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

May 15, 2006

Citation

0614090

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