The Veteran's eczematous dermatitis prurigo nodularis is currently rated as 60 percent disabling from July 27, 2012. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of a 60 percent rating is denied.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to service-connected depressive disorder are granted.,The claims to reopen service connection for cervical spine disability, low back disability, and right knee disability were denied due to lack of new and material evidence.,Service connection for hypertension is denied as not incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for prostate cancer is denied as not incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for anemia is denied as not incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity are denied as not incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's eczematous dermatitis prurigo nodularis met the criteria for a 60 percent evaluation on July 27, 2012. The effective date is therefore set at that date.,Service connection was granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (depressive disorder) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) secondary to service-connected depressive disorder.,The claims were denied as new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the service connection claims for cervical spine disability, low back disability, and right knee disability.,Service connection was denied due to lack of evidence showing hypertension was incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection was denied as there is no evidence that prostate cancer was incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection was denied as there is no evidence that anemia was incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.,Service connection was denied as there is no evidence that peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, left lower extremity, and right lower extremity were incurred or aggravated by active service or presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- eczematous dermatitis prurigo nodularis, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), depressive disorder, anemia, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148527
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