The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic acquired skin disorder, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA did not find any competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current skin disorder to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618242
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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