The Board denied the Veteran's request for an increased rating for his dyshydrosis and did not accept his October 4, 2007 correspondence as a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD).
The deciding factor: The evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- dyshydrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2011
- Citation
- 1114220
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied initial compensable ratings for bilateral hearing loss, scars from thyroidectomy and knee surgery, low back strain, dyshydrosis, and hypothyroidism. It remanded decisions on a left eye chorioretinal scar and right knee benign tumor.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a skin disability, including dermatitis, as likely due to the Veteran's active service. The decision also remanded claims for chronic fatigue syndrome, irritable bowel syndrome, and headaches.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claim for dyshydrosis is granted, while his claims for hallux valgus, pes planus, tinea pedis, and xerosis are denied.
- Whole decision: Granted
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