The veteran's low back disability, eczema, and keloid scars of the left leg are all found to be related to his service-connected right ankle and right foot disabilities. The claims for these conditions are therefore granted.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's current diagnoses were secondary to his service-connected right ankle and right foot disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, keloid scars of the left leg, eczema
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0639627
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for eczema, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's eczema is related to herbicide agent exposure in service.
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