The Veteran's claims for increased rating, service connection, and TDIU have been granted. The claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder has been reopened and is now pending on the merits.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the final decisions shows that the Veteran's current acquired psychiatric disorder may be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability (chronic urticaria, xerosis, eczema, tinea cruris, tinea pedis with onychomycosis, punctuate keratolyis and calluses of the feet), Respiratory Disorder, Loss of Vision, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (schizoaffective disorder), Bilateral Foot Disorder (hammertoes and neurogenic right foot pain), Sleep Disorder (insomnia)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2015
- Citation
- 1500652
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