The Board has determined that the veteran does not meet the criteria for service connection for a skin disorder, an unspecified growth in his mid-back, or cardiovascular disease due to lack of evidence of current disability and no link between any incident of active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish current disabilities or a link between any incidents of active duty service and the veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder, Unspecified Growth, Mid-Back, Cardiovascular Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 6, 2008
- Citation
- 0807678
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