The Board has determined that the evidence is at least evenly divided and supports the claim for service connection for a recurrent skin rash that includes involvement of the legs and feet due to an undiagnosed illness.
The deciding factor: There is lay and medical evidence showing a recurrent skin condition since service, with objective indications of chronic disability.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent dermatitis or skin rash, involvement of the legs and feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628723
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