The Board denied service connection for urticaria, finding no medical evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service or Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: There was a long gap between discharge and diagnosis of urticaria, and no medical professional linked the condition to any aspect of the Veteran's active service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria (hives)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907875
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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