The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for skin disease, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to in-service exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The veteran's skin condition was not found to be related to his in-service exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides based on the available medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2008
- Citation
- 0816444
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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