The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, and a skin disorder characterized as actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and senile keratosis.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the current disabilities to service or any presumptive period following service.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, a skin disorder characterized as actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and senile keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0610000
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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