The veteran's claims for service connection were denied as new and material evidence was not submitted. The skin rash is presumed to be due to herbicide exposure, but no current diagnosis of the claimed condition exists. Service connection for bronchitis or other respiratory disorder and arthritis of the back are also denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims lack competent medical evidence linking his current conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- malaria, left arm disability, infertility, skin rash (acne rosacea), bronchitis or other respiratory disorder, arthritis of the back
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0618662
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What this means for you
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