The Veteran's unexplained bruising and flaky skin in the ears were denied as not meeting the criteria for service connection due to lack of a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations.,Both conditions are considered direct service connection cases, meaning they must be linked to active duty service without any presumption or secondary condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unexplained bruising and flaky skin in the ears were not found to meet the criteria for a qualifying chronic disability under VA regulations. The conditions did not manifest as 10 percent disabling or more, nor did they qualify as an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI (medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness).,The Veteran's flaky skin in the ears was noted to have started around 2006-2007 and there were no STRs indicating a history of this condition. The examiner found that the Veteran’s quiescent dermatitis of the ears is less likely than not incurred in or caused by his service.
- Claimed conditions
- unexplained bruising, flaky skin in the ears
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074244
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