The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's current skin disorders, which represents a complete grant of the benefit sought on appeal. The Board found that the Veteran's skin rash (diagnosed as seborrheic dermatitis) had its onset during his military service while in the Republic of Vietnam and has continued since service with subsequent development into multiple squamous cell carcinomas.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the evidence supported a finding that the Veteran's skin disorders, including seborrheic dermatitis, developed during service due to exposure to herbicides in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic dermatitis, seborrheic hyperplasia, actinic keratoses, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1200603
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma. The Veteran is seeking service connection for this condition, which he claims was caused by exposure to water-based contaminants at Camp Lejeune during his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's squamous cell carcinoma is granted as secondary to his service-connected eczema and psoriasis. The initial compensable evaluation for toenail psoriasis remains denied.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, and actinic keratosis as the appeal is considered duplicative of a previous decision.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as it did not receive any arguments or evidence from the Veteran and his attorney within the allotted time.
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