The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition due to Agent Orange exposure and for increased evaluations of his multiple nevi on the chest and seborrheic dermatitis of the scalp. The claim for an earlier effective date for the right foot disability was dismissed as untimely filed.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish service connection for a skin condition due to Agent Orange exposure, and there were no new or material issues raised in his claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Nevi, Seborrheic Dermatitis (scalp)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0006578
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