The Veteran's hypertensive heart disease is due to his service-connected hypertension, and the Board finds that it is reasonable to conclude that the Veteran's skin disability may also be related to diabetes. Service connection for both conditions has been granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the Veteran's hypertensive heart disease as secondary to his service-connected hypertension. The Board found that the Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as chronic dermatitis chloracne, is likely caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, hypertensive heart disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1022014
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