The Veteran's skin disorder was rated at 10 percent prior to September 21, 2012 and increased to 30 percent beginning September 21, 2012.
The deciding factor: The VA determined that the Veteran's skin condition warranted a 30 percent rating effective September 21, 2012 based on the current severity of his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- eczematous and seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2014
- Citation
- 1449774
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected eczematous and seborrheic dermatitis. The case will be readjudicated after these actions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for the consideration of additional diagnostic criteria pertaining to scars or other disfigurement, as well as a discussion on whether he is entitled to increased ratings prior to and after September 21, 2012.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran not filing a timely substantive appeal regarding his service-connected skin condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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