The veteran's service connection for urticaria and dry eye syndrome was granted, along with increased ratings for his psychiatric disorder (adjustment disorder) to 30 percent. Other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the evidence of recurrent urticaria during and since service, and chronic dry eye syndrome during service that has continued after service. The veteran's psychiatric disorder met the criteria for a higher rating due to symptoms affecting occupational and social functioning.
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dry eye syndrome, lumbar spondylosis, psychiatric disability, described as an adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features, chronic left hip strain, dermatitis, allergies and chronic sinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0812589
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a psychiatric disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding the presumption of soundness at entrance into service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left wrist condition was dismissed due to concurrent election of higher-level review. The claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral pes planus, and for service connection for hearing loss, neck strain, and dermatitis were denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left eye conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma and remanded the issue of service connection for an eye disability other than left eye conjunctival squamous cell carcinoma, to include dry eye syndrome and pinguecula.
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