The veteran's claims for service connection due to herbicide exposure and increased ratings for scars on his hands have been denied. He is currently receiving a noncompensable rating for scars of the right index and middle fingers.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence indicating that the veteran has any current chronic skin condition or scar residuals related to service, including due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin condition, scar residual of a bayonet wound
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0705880
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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