The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral foot dermatitis, finding that her current condition is related to her active duty service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's current diagnosis of dermatitis and her reported history of skin issues during service are consistent with a causal relationship between her in-service conditions and her current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral foot dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140835
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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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's bilateral foot dermatitis is currently rated as noncompensable, and the Board has remanded this issue for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and bilateral foot dermatitis need further evaluation due to recent testimony indicating an increase in severity since his last VA examination. The case is being sent back for a new VA examination.
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