The Veteran's atopic dermatitis is rated as 10 percent disabling since November 23, 2009. The Board finds that the criteria for a higher rating are not met.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report from September 2013 showed less than 5 percent of the entire body affected by atopic dermatitis, with no systemic manifestations requiring corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs. The Veteran's condition was estimated to affect less than 5 percent of the total body area and less than 5 percent of exposed areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Left Knee, Atopic Dermatitis, Eye Problems (presumed secondary to Atopic Dermatitis), High Blood Pressure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1506792
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