The Veteran's skin disorder, which includes eczema and nummular eczema, has been productive of exfoliation, exudation, or itching on an extensive area. The Board finds that a 10 percent disability evaluation is warranted for the Veteran's service-connected skin disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows at least 5 percent of the Veteran's exposed areas affected by his skin disorders, which supports a 10 percent rating under the revised Schedule for Rating Disabilities (38 C.F.R. § 4.118).
- Claimed conditions
- eczema, dermatitis, nummular eczema, tinea corporis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1032435
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