The Board has found that the veteran's recurrent skin rashes, which are due to an undiagnosed illness during his Gulf War service, qualify for a presumption of service connection. The veteran also has been granted service connection for diagnosed alopecia areata. He is currently rated at 10% for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the finding that the recurrent skin rashes are due to an undiagnosed illness during the Gulf War period, qualifying under the presumptive provisions of VA law.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent skin rashes, alopecia areata
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0839658
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for alopecia areata was dismissed because she submitted a request for Higher Level Review (HLR) before filing her Notice of Disagreement, which constitutes an impermissible concurrent election.
- Denied
The Veteran's claims for an increased disability rating for other specified stressor and trauma related disorder, as well as service connection for alopecia areata, were both denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a 100% disability rating for the former condition or establish service connection for the latter.
- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hair loss (alopecia areata) as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer. The Veteran's other claims of service connection for various conditions related to Gulf War exposure were denied.
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