The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for herpes zoster, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition during or within one year after service and that his testimony regarding the onset of the condition was not credible.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology from service to present, as the veteran's own statements were deemed unreliable due to his denial of skin diseases at separation and inconsistent history provided during VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Herpes zoster
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0209374
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