The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder claimed as secondary to Agent Orange Exposure, finding that there is no evidence linking the current condition to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the currently diagnosed chronic skin disorder to any incident of service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- nummular eczema, dyshidrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0522181
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- Granted
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- Granted
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