The Veteran's skin condition, which includes skin thinning, delayed healing, and hyperlipidemia, has not met the criteria for a higher evaluation under the applicable VA rating criteria.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s skin condition did not meet the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation (the highest available) as it did not involve more than 40 percent of his entire body or exposed areas affected, nor did it have characteristic lesions involving more than 40 percent of his entire body or exposed areas affected.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin thinning, Delayed healing, Hyperlipidemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124178
What this means for you
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