The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for seborrheic dermatitis of the face and scalp, dry skin, bilateral tinea pedis, and folliculitis of the chest, back, and abdomen as these conditions are not related to his military service or service-connected acne.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that it was unlikely that the veteran's seborrheic dermatitis of the face and scalp, dry skin, bilateral tinea pedis, and/or folliculitis involving the chest, back, and abdomen, originated in service or were caused by his service-connected acne.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic dermatitis of the face and scalp, dry skin, bilateral tinea pedis, folliculitis of the chest, back, and abdomen
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0706285
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