The Board has granted service connection for back disability, OSA, and seborrheic dermatitis. The Veteran's initial rating of 10 percent for seborrheic dermatitis is also granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's conditions had their onset during service, leading to a grant of service connection in all three cases.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative changes of the thoracolumbar spine (back disability), Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 24, 2021
- Citation
- 21070621
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What this means for you
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