The Veteran's service-connected skin disability, including allergic dermatitis and xerosis cutis, is confirmed. The Board also granted service connection for this condition. Other issues are remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had a history of skin conditions during service which continued to the present. His current symptoms align with his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Subluxation of right foot, Subluxation of left foot, Skin disability, to include allergic dermatitis and xerosis cutis, Tenosynovitis of left foot, Tenosynovitis of right foot, Bilateral eye disability, strabismus, non-paralytic exotropia and ectropion, Bladder outlet obstruction, to include as secondary to service-connected prostate cancer, Disability manifested by anemia, Left thumb disability (status post fracture), Left knee disability, Bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis, status post plantar fasciitis release surgery, Sinusitis, Allergic rhinitis, Hypertension, Benign liver neoplasm, Left foot scar status post plantar fasciitis surgery, Right foot scar status post plantar fasciitis release surgery, Migraine headaches, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, Dysthymic disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18128303
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What this means for you
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