The Veteran's service-connected conditions of chronic rhinitis, right foot keratoderma, and status post basal cell carcinoma are remanded for additional development to determine their current severity.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not address the severity of the Veteran’s service-connected conditions as required by regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic rhinitis, Right foot keratoderma, Status post basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18100716
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