The Veteran's skin disorder, rosacea, is currently rated as noncompensable prior to October 23, 2017 and 30 percent from that date. The knees are currently rated as noncompensable throughout the appeal period.,The Veteran's chondromalacia patella with arthritis of both knees does not meet or approximate criteria for a disability rating greater than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran’s rosacea has been manifested by less than 5% of his entire body and exposed areas affected, requiring only topical therapy. The current examination did not show any systemic manifestations or visible skin conditions.,For both knees, there is pain on motion with flare-ups but no muscle atrophy, ankylosis, or instability.
- Claimed conditions
- Rosacea, Chondromalacia patella with arthritis of the left knee, Chondromalacia patella with arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2023
- Citation
- 23063717
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for OSA, finding that it did not begin during active duty and was not caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for rosacea and dismissed appeals for initial compensable ratings and increased disability ratings for various conditions due to untimely notice of disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable rating for asthma and remanded the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a skin disorder of the face (rosacea).
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder and cannabis use was granted an initial evaluation of 70 percent. Other service connection claims were denied or remanded.
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