The Board has denied service connection for essential hypertension and a chronic skin rash of the groin, finding no direct or secondary service connection. The veteran's current conditions are not linked to his military service.
The deciding factor: Service records do not show any history or treatment for either condition during active duty. There is insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service-connected disabilities or to exposure to known risk factors (e.g., Agent Orange, Camp Lejeune).
- Claimed conditions
- Essential hypertension, Chronic skin rash of the groin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2005
- Citation
- 0524663
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