The Board granted service connection for bilateral leg hair loss, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his active military service. The other claims were denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or link to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's hair loss on the legs first manifested during his active duty and could not be attributed to any known clinical diagnosis, meeting the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability under Persian Gulf War provisions.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral leg hair loss
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1216193
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