The Board granted service connection for folliculitis and actinic keratosis, reopened claims of service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury, skin disability, neck disability, and back disability, and remanded the claim for a secondary service connection evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the previous denials was new and material, raising a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of service connection for residuals of TBI, skin disability, neck disability, and back disability. The Veteran's current diagnoses of folliculitis and actinic keratosis were found to be at least as likely as not related to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury, skin disability (folliculitis and actinic keratosis), neck disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001166
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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