The Veteran's bilateral hand dermatitis was not found to meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation prior to January 25, 2015. From January 25, 2015 to May 30, 2019, he received a 10% evaluation based on intermittent systemic therapy. Since then, his condition has not warranted any higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's bilateral hand dermatitis did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation under the old or new rating criteria due to its limited impact and treatment requirements.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hand dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- November 30, 2021
- Citation
- 21071186
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