The Board has granted service connection for anal skin tag and unspecified skin rash conditions, finding that these disabilities are a continuation of the conditions diagnosed during military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the current diagnoses of anal skin tag and unspecified skin rash were continuations of the conditions first diagnosed and treated during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- anal skin tag condition, unspecified skin rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24051686
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hypertension, colitis, unspecified skin rash, and urinary tract infection as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service or his service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to evaluate the veteran's skin symptoms and determine their relationship to his military service. The issues of entitlement to service connection for peripheral neuropathy, hypertension, and unspecified skin rash remain on appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed hypertension. The RO must also provide corrective VCAA notice regarding disability ratings and effective dates.
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