The Veteran's application to reopen her claim for service connection for cervical dysplasia is granted. Service connection for cervical dysplasia is denied. The issue of service connection for skin disability of the face, other than acne, is remanded.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received with respect to the Veteran’s claim of entitlement to service connection for cervical dysplasia, thus reopening the claim. However, cervical dysplasia alone does not constitute a service-connectable disability.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical dysplasia, skin disability of the face
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177507
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, denied service connection for a low back disability and an acquired psychiatric disability, and remanded the claim for a skin disability of the face.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for service-connected cervical dysplasia, as there was no evidence that her symptoms required continuous treatment.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical dysplasia, tension headaches, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), and denied increased ratings for right elbow flexion, supination and pronation, extension, and scars. The Board also remanded claims for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cervical dysplasia, finding that the Veteran's condition had its onset during active service.
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