The Veteran's service-connected skin disorders have increased in severity, requiring near-constant systemic therapy of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs for control. The Veteran is granted a 60% rating for the service-connected skin disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current skin rash manifestations are attributable to his service-connected fungal infection and contact dermatitis, which have combined to produce severe symptoms requiring near-constant systemic therapy of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs.
- Claimed conditions
- Fungal Infection, Contact Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1120510
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