The veteran's service-connected urticaria and hypersensitivity are manifested by outbreaks that can be pruritic and affect extensive areas of his body, occurring at least four times per year. The VA has granted an initial 10 percent evaluation for these conditions since the effective date of the grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's urticaria and hypersensitivity were well-controlled with antihistamine medication and occurred at least four times a year, warranting a 10% rating under Diagnostic Code 7806 (urticaria) or 7825 (hypersensitivity).
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria, hypersensitivity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- October 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0631656
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for urticaria, as there was no evidence that the condition required antihistamines or other first-line treatment for control during the review period.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for restoration of a 10 percent rating for urticaria, beginning November 1, 1975 due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE) because the August 1975 decision was subsumed by the April 1976 Board decision.
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