The Board found that the veteran's skin disorders were not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the veteran's skin disorders to service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- intermittent rash on the buttocks, acne, seborrheic keratosis, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0636356
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What this means for you
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