The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a skin condition is granted. The claims for service connection for right shoulder bursitis and neck condition are denied, and the case is remanded for further development regarding PTSD and MDD.
The deciding factor: New evidence submitted by the Veteran raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating his claim for service connection for a skin condition. However, there is no current diagnosis or link between the right shoulder bursitis and neck conditions with service. The Veteran's psychiatric condition may aggravate his atopic dermatitis but does not meet the criteria for PTSD under DSM-5.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, right shoulder bursitis, neck condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18116255
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of June 8, 2022 for the award of service connection for a skin disability (dermatitis). This decision is based on the receipt of an intent to file dated June 8, 2022.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a neck condition and a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
- Denied
The Board denied readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for migraines and a neck condition because new evidence submitted after the November 2018 rating decision was not relevant to proving or disproving the Veteran's claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck and back conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
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