The Veteran's skin disabilities are not service connected, but he is granted SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking any current skin disability to his active duty. The atrophy of the left testicle does not meet the criteria for an initial compensable rating as it has been present since service and maintains approximately one-half of the dimensions of the right testicle, with a different texture.
- Claimed conditions
- Atrophy of left testicle, Skin cancer (pigmented basal cell carcinoma), Xerosis, Mild stasis dermatitis, Tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- February 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1607438
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