The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for seborrheic keratosis and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right ear hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a finding of service connection or entitlement to increased rating.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the veteran's current skin condition and his military service, nor could it be determined if the hearing loss warranted an increase in evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0734739
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. Rescheduled VA examinations will be conducted to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions and the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for meningioma, headaches, Grover's disease, actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and nail pterygium in lichen planus have been granted. The effective date is September 17, 2018.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability (atopic dermatitis, folliculitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and seborrheic keratosis) on a direct basis. The decision finds that there is at least an equipoise of evidence to support the claim, thus resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further development.
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