The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for rashes of the feet, crotch, and hands due to lack of new and material evidence. The case was remanded multiple times without addressing the issue of exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- rashes of the feet, crotch, hands
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2003
- Citation
- 0314016
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