The veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder, disability manifested by insomnia, and joint disability due to exposure to herbicides are denied as there is no medical evidence of such conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran currently has any of the specified diseases associated with exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder, Disability Manifested by Insomnia, Joint Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2000
- Citation
- 0004410
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What this means for you
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