The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for a skin disability, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange, and eczema involving the face, neck, and right lower extremity. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: VA examinations found no direct evidence linking the veteran's current skin disabilities to his military service or herbicide exposure, with some examiners suggesting that any such connection would be speculative.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability, rosacea of the face, eczema involving the face, neck, and right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0819814
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