The Veteran's skin disability, diagnosed as prurigo nodularis, is related to her military service and has been granted service connection. The Board also found that the Veteran's bilateral foot, hand, hip, sleep apnea, and GERD disabilities are related to her active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided an opinion stating that the Veteran's skin disability (prurigo nodularis) is related to her military service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations. For the other issues, the Board found that the Veteran's reported symptoms and diagnoses are related to her active service based on her credible lay statements.
- Claimed conditions
- prurigo nodularis, bilateral foot disability to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, bilateral hand disability to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, bilateral hip disability to include as due to an undiagnosed illness, sleep apnea, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22041996
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