The Board found no evidence of a chronic skin condition during service and concluded that the current skin condition began many years after service and was not caused by any incident of service. Therefore, it denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that any skin problems during service were acute and transitory and resolved without residual disability, and that the current skin condition began many years after active service and was not caused by any incident of service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0300295
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 685 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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