From February 22, 2010, the Veteran's Hailey-Hailey disease is characterized by constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids required during the past 12-month period. The Board granted a rating of 60 percent for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran used topical corticosteroids (triamcinolone cream) to treat his Hailey-Hailey disease, which covered more than 40% of his body and required constant systemic therapy during the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- Hailey-Hailey disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1727342
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