The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for seborrheic dermatitis and tinea cruris is dismissed. The Board also remanded his claim for a disability rating increase.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not contest the effective date of the grant of service connection in a timely manner, as he waited until after receiving an increased rating before filing a freestanding earlier effective date claim.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic dermatitis, tinea cruris
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23055798
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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The Board dismissed the appeal as it did not receive any arguments or evidence from the Veteran and his attorney within the allotted time.
- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's tinea cruris was rated as noncompensable (0 percent) since the July 3, 2024 service-connection effective date. The VA examiner found that the condition affected less than 5% of his total body area and zero percent of exposed areas, thus not meeting the criteria for a compensable rating.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a skin disability is dismissed. The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis and tinea versicolor are rated as noncompensable.
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