The Veteran's dermatitis was granted service connection as a preexisting condition that did not worsen during his final period of active duty. The cervical spine disability was denied due to lack of evidence showing it was incurred or aggravated by service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no aggravation of the pre-existing dermatitis and concluded that any current skin condition had followed its natural course without worsening beyond the pre-service level during his final period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, dermatitis, cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2016
- Citation
- 1603924
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