The Board has determined that the veteran's current skin condition, including tinea corpus, cruris, and unguium, is related to his military service. However, chloracne was not incurred in or aggravated during active service, nor may it be presumed to have been so incurred.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of medical evidence shows that the veteran's current skin conditions are related to his military service, but there is no evidence to support a finding that chloracne was incurred in service or due to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder including chloracne
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2001
- Citation
- 0117719
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