The Board has determined that the Veteran's current skin disability was incurred during active military service, and he is granted service connection for this condition. The Veteran's service-connected patellofemoral syndrome affecting both knees and partial urethral obstruction are each rated as noncompensable (zero percent) under applicable rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence raises a reasonable doubt as to whether the current skin disability is related to his military service, and the Veteran's testimony at the June 2011 hearing was credible. The post-service medical records show that he has been diagnosed with and treated for pruritis during the pendency of this claim and appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability (Pruritis), Patellofemoral Syndrome with Degenerative Joint Disease affecting the left knee, Patellofemoral Syndrome with Degenerative Joint Disease affecting the right knee, Partial Urethral Obstruction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1216649
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