The Board has granted an effective date of June 1, 2015 for the award of service connection for verruca vulgaris scars. The issue of a higher initial rating for verruca vulgaris scars is remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence is at least equally balanced that the Veteran had scarring associated with his verruca vulgaris prior to June 1, 2015, and entitlement arose prior to receipt of the June 1, 2015, claim.
- Claimed conditions
- verruca vulgaris scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24036551
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The Board granted an effective date of April 16, 2014, for the award of service connection for verruca vulgaris scars.
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- Denied
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