The veteran's claim of service connection for a recurrent skin disorder was denied due to lack of evidence. The issue of service connection based on exposure to herbicides remains unresolved as the veteran has not been diagnosed with any presumptive diseases.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to provide sufficient medical evidence linking his current conditions to service or to exposure to herbicides, and thus the claim is considered well-grounded but denied due to lack of evidence supporting direct service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent skin disorder, onychomycosis, folliculitis, dermatosis papulosis nigricans, pseudofolliculitis barbae, keratosis pilaris, nevi
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0017747
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What this means for you
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