The Board granted service connection for psoriasis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lung cancer on an aggravation basis, but denied it on a direct and secondary causation basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least in relative equipoise that the Veteran's psoriasis was aggravated beyond its natural progression by his service-connected lung cancer, but not enough to establish a direct or secondary causation link to service or other service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis (claimed as bilateral lower extremity skin disorder)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000001
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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