The Veteran's skin disability manifested by actinic keratosis is due to disease or injury that was incurred in active service, but the diagnosed hand dermatitis and peripheral vascular disease are not related to his service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that actinic keratosis is more likely than not caused by sun exposure during active service, while hand dermatitis and PVD are not as least as likely as not due to active service or a service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratosis, hand dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906878
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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