The Veteran's skin disorder covered more than 40 percent of his total body area and exposed areas from September 15, 2016, to February 5, 2019. The Board granted a rating of 60 percent disabled for this period.
The deciding factor: The private physician provided persuasive evidence that the Veteran's skin disorder covered more than 40 percent of his total body area during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24054980
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