The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disorder, finding that there was no evidence of direct service connection and noting that tinea (a diagnosed condition) was not related to active military service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no objective medical evidence linking the current diagnosis of tinea to service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0638294
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What this means for you
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