The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability to include chloracne, finding that there was no evidence of such condition during service or within one year following separation. The other skin disorders were not found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no direct evidence linking the veteran's current skin conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne vulgaris, Chloracne, Folliculitis, Tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0304212
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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