The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hyperkeratosis of the skin and a disability manifested by a low sperm count, both of which are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. The evidence does not support a finding that either condition is related to military service or any event thereof.
The deciding factor: The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to the veteran's period of active duty service, including his presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- hyperkeratosis of the skin, a disability manifested by a low sperm count
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2005
- Citation
- 0520698
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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