The veteran's claims for service connection for unspecified dermatitis of the hands and seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp were granted.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's conditions are etiologically related to his active-duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified dermatitis of the hands, seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25003651
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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