The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, neck disability, and skin disability as there was no credible evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and the veteran's active duty.
The deciding factor: There is no credible and competent evidence of a nexus between the degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine or cervical spine and service. Additionally, acne vulgaris was not aggravated by service, and pityrosporon folliculitis was not incurred or aggravated while on active duty, and it may not be presumed to be due to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability (degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine), Neck disability (degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine), Skin disability (acne vulgaris, pityrosporon folliculitis)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2009
- Citation
- 0900747
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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