The Board denied a rating more than 10 percent for vitiligo and remanded the claims for service connection for left arm and right hand skin disabilities, to include as secondary to service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's vitiligo does not meet the criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7823. The claims for service connection for left arm and right hand skin disabilities are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors related to Persian Gulf War service and other issues.
- Claimed conditions
- vitiligo, left arm skin disability (claimed as left arm cancer and/or residuals of skin cancer), right hand skin disability (claimed as skin cancer and/or actinic keratosis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071221
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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