The Board has determined that the Veteran's contact dermatitis, status post anthrax immunization, does not warrant a compensable initial rating as it affects less than 5 percent of her entire body or exposed areas and is treated with topical steroids.
The deciding factor: The skin condition manifests in discoloration, subcutaneous lumps, and itching. It affects less than 5 percent of the total body area and is treated with topical steroids; no immunosuppressive drugs are used.
- Claimed conditions
- Contact Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1451409
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's initial claim of service connection for contact dermatitis has been granted, and he is now receiving a 30% disability rating for the period prior to July 2, 2020. The appeal regarding increased ratings for his contact dermatitis remains pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's contact dermatitis is granted a 10 percent disability rating, but his depressive disorder remains at a 50 percent rating. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for tremors and TDIU.
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