The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin condition of the bilateral legs and granted it, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support the current diagnosis and its onset during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had intermittent treatment for dermatitis since his separation from service and credible testimony supporting this. The VA medical records also document diagnoses consistent with dermatitis in both service and post-service periods, leading to a finding of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1706884
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for service connection for a skin condition, traumatic brain injury, a respiratory disability, bilateral shin splints, and bilateral flatfoot.
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