The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted. The skin condition, right shoulder pain, Gulf War syndrome, and scars are all found to be related to his active service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive opinion linking the Veteran's current conditions to his service exposure, including oil fires, toxic fumes, and other environmental hazards during his deployment in Saudi Arabia.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urticaria, three additional scars, status post motor vehicle accident, right lower face and right cheek
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 28, 2023
- Citation
- 23067957
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's skin disability, including chronic urticaria, is granted as of July 28, 2020. The Board finds the evidence at least evenly balanced in favor of the Veteran and grants service connection for her skin disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin conditions and headaches are being remanded for further evaluation due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the relationship between his current symptoms and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error, specifically failing to provide a VA examination regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected chronic urticaria caused or aggravated his sleep apnea. The AOJ is required to obtain an addendum opinion addressing these issues.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew all claims on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeal.
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