The Board denied service connection for seborrhea dermatitis, finding no evidence of the condition during or shortly after service and no credible link to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of seborrheic dermatitis at separation from service, and a prolonged period without medical complaint supports that it is not related to service. Additionally, seborrheic dermatitis is not among the conditions presumptively linked to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrhea dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0906725
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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