The Board has determined that the veteran's claims of service connection for eye and skin disabilities are not well grounded. The evidence does not show a current disability or a link between any such disability and military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not present competent medical evidence showing current disability or a relationship to service, including exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Eye disability, Skin disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0023181
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