The Board granted service connection for a skin disability, head, diagnosed as vitiligo, nummular eczema, and leukoderma with hyperkeratosis.
The deciding factor: The competent and probative evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's skin disability on his head was incurred during his period of active service or is otherwise related to the Veteran's service period.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, head, vitiligo, nummular eczema, leukoderma with hyperkeratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25007323
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including service connection claims and a higher rating claim.
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