The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for psoriasis and vitiligo due to herbicide exposure, finding that new and material evidence was not provided.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to establish a causal link between the veteran's skin disorders (psoriasis and vitiligo) and his period of military service.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0614002
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What this means for you
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