The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a back condition. Service connection is denied for skin rashes, respiratory problems, and facial hair loss as manifestations of an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms have been attributed to known clinical diagnoses (lichen aureus, lichen simplex chronicus, asthma, alopecia areata) rather than to an undiagnosed illness.
- Claimed conditions
- back pain, skin rashes, respiratory problems (including breathing problems, frequent coughing, acute bronchitis), facial hair loss
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0120221
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including back pain, knee and wrist joint pains, neck pain, anxiety, depression, as further development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for disabilities related to a positive cardiolipin microflocculation lab result in service due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for plantar fasciitis and skin rashes due to untimely notice of disagreement (NOD).
- Dismissed
The Board denied the veteran's appeals for service connection due to untimely filings.
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