The Veteran was granted a 60 percent rating for chronic contact dermatitis from October 10, 2013, but the claim for a higher rating was denied. TDIU was granted during a specific period.
The deciding factor: The use of constant or near-constant topical corticosteroids affected the Veteran's body as a whole, meeting the criteria for a 60 percent rating under both old and new regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic contact dermatitis, erythroderma (exfoliative dermatitis), seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25005041
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a skin disability is dismissed. The Veteran's seborrheic dermatitis and tinea versicolor are rated as noncompensable.
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