The Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda is rated at 30 percent disabling, and the evidence does not support a higher rating as it did not require constant or near-constant systemic therapy such as corticosteroids or other immunosuppressive drugs.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show that the Veteran required constant or near-constant systemic therapy for his porphyria cutanea tarda, and he was only prescribed topical medications.
- Claimed conditions
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2017
- Citation
- 1760469
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, finding that the Veteran's exposure to hazardous chemicals during his military service is at least as likely as not the cause of his condition.
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- Denied
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