The Board has determined that the Veteran's contact dermatitis, on eyelids (claimed as eye condition), began during active service and is related to service. Therefore, service connection for this condition is granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his claim, leading to a grant of service connection based on direct evidence from service records.
- Claimed conditions
- contact dermatitis, eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20002736
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
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