The Veteran's dermatitis eczema is granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The private opinion supports that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability can cause or exacerbate his skin disabilities, including eczema.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis eczema
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2026
- Citation
- A26037906
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