The Board has determined that the effective date for service connection of prurigo nodularis should be October 29, 2009.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claim was reopened and granted on the basis of new evidence received after the original denial in January 1982.
- Claimed conditions
- prurigo nodularis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0622764
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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.
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 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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