The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for acne/acne vulgaris as secondary to his service-connected excoriation disorder, finding that the evidence supports a finding of aggravation by the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's acne was aggravated by his service-connected excoriation disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- acne/acne vulgaris, excoriation disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2024
- Citation
- A24026743
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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.
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