The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chest rash, peeling palms, and prostate disability. The Board found no evidence of a chronic disability in service or related to military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show any current diagnoses of the claimed conditions and there was no nexus between the veteran's military service and his current disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- chest rash, peeling palms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0715152
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether any of the Veteran's skin conditions are related to his service, including Agent Orange exposure. The appellant contends that her husband had chloracne and other skin conditions as a result of herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in not discussing whether any of the Veteran's skin conditions were caused by Agent Orange exposure, regardless of whether they are presumptive conditions listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of April 17, 2008 for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's major depression with PTSD and chest rash rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from April 17, 2008 through April 16, 2009.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder rash, chest rash, chronic fatigue syndrome, and joint pain as they were not related to service or due to an undiagnosed illness.
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