The Veteran's skin disability, previously rated as atopic dermatitis and now nummular eczema, is not more than a 10 percent rating due to the lack of characteristic lesions involving more than 20 to 40 percent of the entire body or exposed areas affected.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating as it did not involve more than 20 to 40 percent of the entire body or exposed areas affected, nor did it require systemic therapy including corticosteroids, phototherapy, retinoids, biologics, photochemotherapy, PUVA, or other immunosuppressive drugs for a total duration of six weeks or more but not constantly over the past 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- nummular eczema, atopic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 17, 2022
- Citation
- A22025761
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