The Board has granted service connection for acne keloidalis nuchae, but has remanded the issue of service connection for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined it was at least as likely as not that the Veteran's skin condition of his scalp diagnosed as 'acne keloidalis nuchae' was related to his diagnosis of 'acne' during his military service in 1976. The Board found the October VA examination and opinion on which it has relied in making this decision to be both adequate and probative.
- Claimed conditions
- acne keloidalis nuchae, dissecting cellulitis of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24030270
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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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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a compensable evaluation or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.
- Granted
The veteran's claim for service connection of a skin disorder, specifically acne keloidalis nuchae, has been granted.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection on all issues due to the Veteran's passing during the appeal process.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed your appeal as it was erroneously docketed, and the issues of service connection for acne/cellulitis and dissecting cellulitis of the scalp have already been addressed in a previous decision.
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