The Board granted an initial rating of 30 percent for vitiligo, effective April 10, 1981.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's vitiligo affected no more than 40 percent of his entire body and exposed areas, and did not require constant or near-constant systemic therapy over a 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022572
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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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran's dry eye syndrome is granted service connection due to an in-service injury. Several other claims for service connection are remanded.
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