The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic idiopathic urticaria is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's chronic idiopathic urticaria began during his active service, with some medical opinions suggesting a link to anthrax vaccines or medications received while in service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic idiopathic urticaria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19162840
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What this means for you
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