The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne and degenerative joint disease of multiple joints, including shoulders, hands, and knees. The denial was based on a lack of evidence of these conditions during service or within one year post-service, and no competent evidence linking them to his period of active duty.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not have chloracne or degenerative joint disease of multiple joints (including shoulders, hands, and knees) during service or within the first post-service year. There is also no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Chloracne, Degenerative Joint Disease (multiple joints)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2004
- Citation
- 0418276
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