The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the issue of a higher (compensable) initial disability rating for chronic dermatitis has become moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran died before the Board could make a decision on his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1804426
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic dermatitis, as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial rating for a skin disability, including chronic dermatitis, tinea pedis, xerosis and hyperkeratosis, to obtain additional medical evidence regarding systemic therapy and the degree of involvement of nonservice-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin disability (other than pseudofolliculitis barbae), diagnosed as chronic urticaria and chronic dermatitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current skin conditions and his active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted service connection for residuals of frostbite in the hands and sinusitis, while remanding several issues for further consideration.
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