The Veteran's skin disability, characterized by pruritus and asteatotic eczema, is rated at the highest available level of 60 percent under Diagnostic Code 7806 due to constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs required during the past 12 months.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin disability has been constantly/near constantly treated with antihistamines and topical treatments like ammonium lactate, requiring a rating at the highest available level of 60 percent under Diagnostic Code 7806.
- Claimed conditions
- pruritus, asteatotic eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 17, 2016
- Citation
- 1632726
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