The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability was reopened and granted. The Board found new and material evidence to support the reopening of the claim, but did not address whether the skin disorders are related to service or any specific exposure basis. For his cervical spine disability, the Board noted that there is no indication in service treatment records of neck pain, but post-service treatment documents show complaints of neck pain and diagnoses of degenerative joint disease and disc disease of the cervical spine.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for skin disabilities by indicating continuity of symptomatology since service. The Veteran's current cervical spine disorders are not related to his active service or any specific exposure basis, as there is no indication in service treatment records of neck pain and post-service treatment documents show complaints of neck pain unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatoheliosis, actinic keratoses, eczema, psoriasis of the hands
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1026592
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