The veteran's skin condition is attributed to a known diagnosis and not due to an undiagnosed illness.,Hair loss is presumed due to an undiagnosed illness, but the claim is denied as it does not meet the criteria for service connection under presumptive provisions.
The deciding factor: The veteran's skin condition has been attributed to a known diagnosis (seborrheic keratoses and acne rosacea) and there is no evidence linking it to service or an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Condition, Hair Loss, Infertility
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005425
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