The Board has granted service connection for a skin disorder, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current diagnosis began during his active duty service and has continued since.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had persistent skin problems of the axilla during active duty service and that these symptoms have continued since service. The Board also considered a negative opinion from a VA examiner but found it lacking in context with the Veteran's statements regarding continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2019
- Citation
- 19146313
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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