The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for prurigo nodularis, increased rating for Graves' disease, and increased rating for right foot disability. The skin condition was not found to be related to service or any service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current skin condition (prurigo nodularis) and his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange or his service-connected Graves' disease.
- Claimed conditions
- prurigo nodularis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0614498
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not etiologically related to treatment received for a service-connected right foot disability.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for a right eye disability and sleep disturbance disability was dismissed, while the appeal for a left wrist strain was denied. The 20 percent rating for a left knee disability was restored, but an increased rating was denied. No compensable ratings were granted for allergic rhinitis or prurigo nodularis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for anemia was denied. The claims for prostate cancer, proctitis, penile implant, CIDP, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and prurigo nodularis were remanded.
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