The Board found that the veteran did not have a chronic skin disorder during her period of active military service and there is no competent medical evidence linking any current skin disability to service. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including dermatofibroma, was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran has a current skin disability related to her period of active military service or an undiagnosed illness due to service in the Southwest Asia theater during the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatofibroma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0638365
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