The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as ecchymosis, is at least as likely as not proximately due to or the result of taking coumadin related to his service-connected coronary arteriosclerotic heart disease.,Prior to August 19, 2017, the Veteran had no worse than level VI hearing in the left ear and level III hearing in the right ear.
The deciding factor: The skin condition is secondary to the service-connected heart condition due to coumadin use.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Condition
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1811531
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