The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin disorder, including a skin disability of the hands and feet. The Veteran's uterine disorder is also found to be related to her military service.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's uterine disorder was incurred in active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder (including blisters on hands and feet)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2010
- Citation
- 1011837
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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.
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