The Veteran's challenges to the creation of an overpayment arising from his increased rating for keratosis were granted. His claim for a waiver of this overpayment debt was dismissed as moot due to the grant of the challenge.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the overpayment was improperly created due to a sole administrative error by VA, and thus the challenges to its creation were granted.
- Claimed conditions
- keratosis, degenerative joint disease (DJD) of left knee, instability of left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 3, 2022
- Citation
- 22032684
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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.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic skin dermatitis with keratosis, finding that his condition is related to exposure to various irritants and UV rays during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including his anxiety disorder and various skin conditions. The decision also notes that additional medical evidence was submitted after the hearing but not considered in this decision.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a scar of the right foot and an evaluation of 10 percent, and no greater, effective September 14, 2022, for left knee instability. Other claims were denied or dismissed.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for keratosis due to the lack of a current diagnosis and evidence supporting a causal relationship between the claimed condition and the Veteran's military service.
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