The Veteran's skin condition, dermatographism, is not rated as compensable due to the extent of affected areas and treatment with topical creams only.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s dermatographism affects less than 5 percent of his entire body and uses topical creams for treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatographism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148242
What this means for you
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