The Board found that the reduction from a 30 percent rating to a 10 percent rating for service-connected chronic dermatitis, effective January 1, 2018, was proper based on sustained improvement in the Veteran's condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations conducted between June 2011 and October 2017 showed sustained material improvement of the Veteran’s service-connected chronic dermatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19166806
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What this means for you
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