The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder and lung disorder, as well as his claim for an increased rating for lumbar fibromyositis. The VA medical opinions provided no evidence of a chronic skin or lung disorder related to military service.
The deciding factor: VA medical opinions did not find any evidence of a chronic skin or lung disorder related to the veteran's military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (including skin cancer), chronic lung disorder (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0624960
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