The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder of the scalp and granted it, finding new and material evidence to support the claim. The Veteran reported treatment shortly after separation from service and a continuity of symptoms since then.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted showing that the Veteran had treatment shortly after his separation from service and a history of chronic symptoms since then, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 12, 2016
- Citation
- 1614813
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board allowed the benefit or issue identified in this decision. Review the original order: other issues in the same appeal may have a different outcome, and this decision does not predict another claim.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder of the scalp, finding that it had its onset during active duty service and resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal of his claim for an increased disability rating for lumbosacral strain due to withdrawal by the appellant. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a skin disorder of the scalp was remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no current diagnosis of a skin disorder of the scalp and denied both service connection for this condition and a compensable evaluation for tinea versicolor.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current skin disorders of the hands, wrists, and scalp to his military service. As a result, the claim for service connection for these conditions is denied.
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