The Board has granted service connection for prurigo nodularis and residual scars of the left and right upper extremities on a direct-incurrence basis, effective from April 30, 2002.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the Veteran's credible history of skin symptoms since service in Vietnam, with medical opinions supporting this finding.
- Claimed conditions
- prurigo nodularis, residual scars of the left and right upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18116780
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as eczema and prurigo nodularis, hypertension, and hiatal hernia with GERD are now granted. The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise regarding whether these conditions are related to service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, finding that the condition is at least as likely as not etiologically related to treatment received for a service-connected right foot disability.
- Partly granted
The appeal for service connection for a right eye disability and sleep disturbance disability was dismissed, while the appeal for a left wrist strain was denied. The 20 percent rating for a left knee disability was restored, but an increased rating was denied. No compensable ratings were granted for allergic rhinitis or prurigo nodularis.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prurigo nodularis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.
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