The Board found that the veteran's photodermatitis did not begin during his military service and is not otherwise attributable to such service. The claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: Photodermatitis was not linked to the veteran's period of active duty, as there were no indications of skin rash in his service records and he first sought treatment years after leaving service.
- Claimed conditions
- photodermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2004
- Citation
- 0413312
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