The Veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as neurodermatitis, is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for bilateral restless leg syndrome (RLS) is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence at least in equipoise that the Veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as neurodermatitis, was proximately caused by or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Neurodermatitis, Bilateral Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24034259
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