The Board has reopened the Veteran's service connection claim for a skin rash disability and finds that it is related to his active duty service. The Veteran now has service connection for dermatitis of the face, ear, chest, back, and right leg.
The deciding factor: The December 2015 VA examination provided an opinion that the Veteran's diagnosed dermatitis was as likely as not a continuation of his in-service skin rash symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash disability, dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1741956
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