The Board granted service connection for tinea, actinic keratosis, and seborrheic dermatitis, denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and granted a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD from January 10, 2008.
The deciding factor: The evidence was approximately evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's skin conditions began during active service, and reasonable doubt was resolved in his favor. The criteria for an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss were not met, and a TDIU due to service-connected PTSD was granted from January 10, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- tinea, actinic keratosis, seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25007008
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,604 · Granted: 65% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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