The veteran's perioral dermatitis was not aggravated during active service, but acne rosacea with telangiectatic component is considered to have been incurred in active service.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence established that the preexisting perioral dermatitis did not worsen or permanently increase in severity during service. However, it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's acne rosacea with telangiectatic component began during her military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash of the face, nose, torso, and thighs, perioral dermatitis, acne rosacea with telangiectatic component
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0812687
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