The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic folliculitis, including furuncles and carbuncles, is related to his active service.
The deciding factor: A VHA dermatologist concluded that it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's chronic folliculitis is related to service based on the presence of furuncles during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic folliculitis, furuncles, carbuncles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2013
- Citation
- 1342539
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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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