The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for skin disorder and bronchial asthma. However, the appeal is denied as to the bilateral knee disorder, heart condition, and difficulty urinating.,Service connection for a skin disorder (claimed as dermatitis) is remanded due to the need for further clarification on whether it preexisted service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new evidence had been submitted to reopen claims for service connection for bronchial asthma and skin disorder. However, the appeal remains denied for other conditions as there was insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between these conditions and service.,Service connection for dermatitis is remanded because the VA examiner did not provide sufficient affirmative evidence that it preexisted service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder (claimed as dermatitis), Bronchial Asthma
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19115973
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