The Veteran's acne keloidalis of the back of his neck is related to service and has been granted service connection.
The deciding factor: The current disability began during active service and persisted since service, supported by lay statements and VA treatment records.
- Claimed conditions
- acne keloidalis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19119630
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,451 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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