The Board denied service connection for a skin disability and left leg pain, finding no evidence of these conditions in service or sufficient link to service.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence linking the veteran's current skin condition and left leg pain to his active military service, including any exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability, Left Leg Pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0903660
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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