The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed skin disorders, finding no evidence of a chronic disability or any disease listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d) that is presumed to be due to exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic skin disorder and the diseases listed in 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(d) were not shown to be associated with the veteran's claimed exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- blisters of the hands and feet, sores on the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0818057
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, type II diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure, and a chronic skin condition claimed as blisters of the hands and feet. The evidence does not support current diagnoses or show in-service incurrence or aggravation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete records and potential exposure issues.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, headaches, coronary artery disease and hypertension, blisters of the hands and feet, and sores on the scalp due to exposure to ionizing radiation, Agent Orange, and other toxic agents. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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