The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected skin disability, finding that the condition involved less than 20% of the entire body surface and at most 5 to less than 20 percent of exposed areas, necessitating only topical treatment. Therefore, a higher rating is not warranted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show involvement of more than 20 to 40 percent of the entire body or 20 to 40 percent of exposed areas; or systemic therapy including corticosteroids, phototherapy, retinoids, biologics, photochemotherapy, PUVA, or other immunosuppressive drugs required for a total duration of 6 weeks or more, but not constantly, over the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- Seborrheic dermatitis, Dermatophytosis (Tinea versicolor), Tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20054510
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