The Board denied service connection for a skin disability of the right leg, finding that there is no evidence linking the current condition to active duty service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no association between the Veteran's current stasis dermatitis and any condition or illness diagnosed during his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Stasis dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22017321
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 22017321.
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's varicose veins of the right and left lower extremities are rated at 10 percent each, but his stasis dermatitis is only rated as ten percent for both feet combined. The Board has remanded to address TDIU.,TDIU remains pending.
- Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, arthritis of the shoulders and left knee, and stasis dermatitis as secondary to his service-connected furunculosis with scars.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's stasis dermatitis warrants a rating of 30 percent, effective from when his claim was filed.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a left leg bone graft do not warrant a compensable disability evaluation due to the absence of any functional limitation attributable to the scar or as the result of the original bone graft.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.