The Board found that the Veteran's skin disorders, including inability to sweat and xerosis, were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The examiner opined that these conditions are related to his service-connected neurosyphilis.
The deciding factor: VA examination revealed current evidence of xerosis and anhidrosis, which the examiner stated is a peculiar manifestation of neurosyphilis.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder (including Anhidrosis), Xerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1030032
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