The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right great toe injury and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for dermatitis/eczema, as well as service connection for disability associated with high cholesterol.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximate moderately severe symptoms throughout the appeal period, warranting a 20 percent rating. The evidence does not support a higher rating or additional service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis/eczema, disability associated with high cholesterol, right great toe injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- 25006159
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 705 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for dermatitis/eczema, sleep apnea, a psychiatric disorder (including MDD and PTSD), hypertension, COPD, low back disorder, and prostate cancer are all granted. The Board found that the evidence supported these determinations based on direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for VA purposes related to bilateral hearing loss, right great toe injury, or chronic sinusitis. The claims are therefore denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. For the right great toe and chronic sinusitis issues, a remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including iron deficiency anemia, acute pharyngitis, adenovirus infection, chlamydia, female sexual arousal disorder (secondary to chlamydia), low back pain, left knee pain, right knee pain, right wrist pain, dermatitis/eczema, acne, and tinnitus.
- Granted
The Veteran's 60% rating for dermatitis/eczema with lesion on the left shin was restored as her skin conditions have not shown material improvement.
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