The Veteran's petition to reopen the claim of service connection for skin disorder is granted. The Board found that new and material evidence related to this claim was submitted, but did not find it sufficient to establish service connection.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was submitted regarding the Veteran’s skin disorder, which entitles him to a reopening of his claim.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, skin disorder, lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, loss of vision, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2020
- Citation
- 20008194
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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