The Board granted service connection for vitiligo, which was previously denied in 2004 due to lack of evidence showing a diagnosed condition or nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that symptoms of vitiligo began during active service and have continued since service separation, thus tending to show direct service incurrence.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of skin pigmentation of the hands, vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2022
- Citation
- 22001579
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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