The Veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as cysts and inflammatory lesions, is granted service connection. The claims for defective stereopsis, bilateral eustachian tube dysfunction, and nodules of bilateral inner thighs are remanded.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from Dr. S established a causal relationship between the Veteran’s current skin disorder and her in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (cysts and inflammatory lesions), defective stereopsis, bilateral eustachian tube dysfunction, nodules of bilateral inner thighs
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157808
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