The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The August 2023 disability benefits questionnaire (DBQ) opined that the Veteran's skin disease was less likely than not related to service due to insufficient literature connecting AFFF exposure to seborrheic dermatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032139
What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 10 percent disability rating for dermatitis, variously diagnosed as seborrheic dermatitis, dermatophytosis, and tinea versicolor, prior to June 5, 2023, but denied a higher rating from that date. The issues related to Raynaud's syndrome and special monthly compensation were remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for further development to ensure compliance with previous remand instructions, specifically regarding obtaining a medical opinion from an appropriate specialist and notifying the Veteran about the unavailability of his separation examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a more contemporaneous examination to assess the current nature and severity of the Veteran's service-connected seborrheic dermatitis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), and seborrheic dermatitis, as the evidence did not support a current disability or a link to service. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.
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