The Veteran's skin rash to include allergic contact dermatitis with nummular eczema is granted as service connection due to it being an undiagnosed illness during his active duty in the Southwest Asia theater of operations.,The Veteran's severe lower back pain is granted as service connection because he provided competent and credible lay statements supporting an in-service injury, and a private medical opinion supports a nexus between current disability and service.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his skin rash to include allergic contact dermatitis with nummular eczema as it is an undiagnosed illness that first manifested during his active duty service.,The private medical opinion from G.U., ARNP supports a nexus between the Veteran's severe lower back pain and his in-service injury, thus granting service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash to include allergic contact dermatitis with nummular eczema (skin disability), severe lower back pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171998
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- Granted
The claim of service connection for severe lower back pain, including spinal dislocation and related conditions, is granted. The claims for cervical strain, low back disability, bilateral radiculopathy (lumbar region), bilateral radiculopathy (cervical region), and tension headaches are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151 is being remanded to obtain additional information and a medical opinion regarding the cause of his current symptoms.
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