The Board denied the appellant's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disorder, including dyshidrotic eczema, claimed as a result of exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the appellant has any of the disorders specifically listed at 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e), and there is no support in the medical literature for an etiologic relationship between his current dyshidrotic eczema and his active military service, including exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disorder, dyshidrotic eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906634
What this means for you
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