The Veteran's dyspnea is found to be related to his active duty service, at least to an evidentiary position of equipoise.,VA opinions were obtained regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed skin conditions. The examiner did not identify any other diagnosed skin condition beyond psoriasis, impetigo, actinic keratoses, pilar cyst, and xerosis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's dyspnea is etiologically related to his active duty service.,VA opinions were obtained regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed skin conditions. The examiner did not identify any other diagnosed skin condition beyond psoriasis, impetigo, actinic keratoses, pilar cyst, and xerosis.
- Claimed conditions
- Dyspnea, Skin Condition Other Than Eczema, Residuals of Rhinoplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2022
- Citation
- 22011876
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