The Board has determined that the veteran's acne clearly and unmistakably existed prior to his military service and was not aggravated by his military service, including as due to herbicide exposure. Therefore, service connection for acne is denied.
The deciding factor: The preexisting acne condition was considered moderate at service entrance and mild at service discharge, with no evidence of aggravation during service or post-service treatment that would support a finding of permanent advancement of the underlying pathology.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0619486
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