The Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder (folliculitis and acne), nasal allergies, and diverticular disorder have been granted. The claim for service connection for nasal allergies has been denied due to lack of in-service disease or injury. The claim for service connection for the diverticular disorder has also been denied as there is no nexus between the current disability and service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's folliculitis, acne, and hidradenitis to environmental exposure during service in the Persian Gulf. The nasal allergies claim was denied due to lack of an in-service disease or injury. The diverticular disorder claim was denied as there is no indication that it is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Folliculitis, Acne, Diverticular disorder, Nasal allergies
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20022217
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