The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for an overactive bladder and a skin disorder, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions. The Board also found that there was no evidence of a relationship between his diabetes mellitus and his overactive bladder, nor any evidence of chloracne or other skin condition due to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's overactive bladder is not related to service-connected diabetes mellitus. The VA examination also found no current diagnosis of chloracne or any other skin condition in the record, despite the veteran's assertions and history of past skin problems.
- Claimed conditions
- Overactive Bladder, Skin Disorder (Chloracne)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2007
- Citation
- 0712063
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