The Veteran is seeking an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and increased ratings for dermatitis and urticaria. The Board denied these claims as there was no evidence that the conditions first manifested within one year prior to the dates of receipt of her claims.,For urticaria, the Board found that the increase in disability is not factually ascertainable prior to April 6, 2017 and thus an earlier effective date is denied. For dermatitis, the Veteran was granted service connection secondary to urticaria with a 30 percent rating effective May 23, 2017.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence did not show that the increase in disability for both conditions occurred within one year prior to the dates of receipt of her claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Dermatitis, Urticaria
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- February 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20009791
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