The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's eczema was not incurred or aggravated during service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the veteran's skin disorder is eczema, a known clinical diagnosis, and it is not causally related to his military service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0410404
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