The Board granted service connection for vitiligo and dermatitis, finding a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows treatment during service and near-in-time after separation, establishing continuity of care and symptomatology, which supports a direct link to service.
- Claimed conditions
- vitiligo, dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25057731
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection, higher ratings, and earlier effective dates, as well as dismissed his claim for a TDIU.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for a left wrist condition was dismissed due to concurrent election of higher-level review. The claims for an initial compensable rating for bilateral pes planus, and for service connection for hearing loss, neck strain, and dermatitis were denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for vitiligo has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for hemorrhoids and denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, a rating in excess of 10 percent for dermatitis, and remanded claims for increased ratings for right ankle sprain/strain, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.
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