The Board has determined that the Veteran's eczema is related to her exposure to environmental toxins during service in the Gulf War, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found all three elements of service connection (incurrence or aggravation during service, a current disability, and a link between the two) were met due to the Veteran's testimony regarding the onset of her skin condition and the VA examiner's opinion linking her eczema to exposure to environmental toxins in the Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115200
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