The veteran's skin rash of the right leg does not meet criteria for a compensable rating.,PTSD was not diagnosed, and service connection is denied.,Residuals of a concussion were not found, and no head injury was noted in service records.,No evidence linked current back disability to service.,Cataracts/blindness were not diagnosed at the time of discharge from service, and there is no evidence linking current condition to service.,Peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure was not diagnosed as a result of Agent Orange exposure.,Diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure was not diagnosed or established through service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show any objective evidence of exfoliation, exudation, or itching for the veteran's skin condition. There is no indication that intermittent systemic therapy has been required.,PTSD was not diagnosed by a VA examiner during the examination in February 2003.,There is no evidence of residuals from a head injury in service records and the veteran did not report any such injuries on his medical history survey.,No medical opinion linked the current back disability to service, as there is no evidence of any incident or treatment related to the back during service.,The veteran's vision was normal at the time of discharge from service. There is no evidence linking current cataracts to service.,Peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure was not diagnosed and there is no medical opinion linking it to Agent Orange exposure.,Diabetes mellitus was not diagnosed in the veteran's records, and there is no evidence linking it to service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Skin rash of the right leg","status":"Not diagnosed or not shown to meet criteria for a compensable rating"}, {"condition_name":"Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)","status":"Not diagnosed"}, {"condition_name":"Residuals of a concussion","status":"No residuals found, no head injury noted in service records"}, {"condition_name":"Back disability","status":"No evidence linking current condition to service"}, {"condition_name":"Cataracts/blindness","status":"No visual impairment at time of discharge from service, no evidence linking current condition to service"}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral neuropathy due to herbicide exposure","status":"Not diagnosed as a result of Agent Orange exposure"}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure","status":"No evidence of current diagnosis or service connection established"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0633498
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