The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected pityriasis versicolor caused his seborrheic keratosis of the upper extremities and granted service connection for this condition. The right foot disability was also found to be related to service, with a rating assigned.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the service-connected pityriasis versicolor caused the current diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis or actinic keratosis of the bilateral upper extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperkeratosis-type lesions, inflamed seborrheic keratosis, perivascular dermatitis, asthma with sleep apnea, residuals of a right foot disability, positional vertigo
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- September 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1035940
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