The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of left wrist surgery were denied. The Board found no evidence of current or previously diagnosed skin conditions, and the Veteran was already receiving the maximum schedular rating for his left wrist disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish a current diagnosis of a skin condition or any other service-connected disability related to his military service. The Board also found that he was already receiving the highest possible schedular rating for his left wrist surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability (claimed as dermatitis), left wrist surgery
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19116711
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