The Board denied service connection for a skin disability of the face, claimed as cellulitis in the right maxillary area, finding no evidence that it was related to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current skin disability of the face to his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure. The first indication of such a disability was many years after discharge from service and was secondary to an insect bite in February 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disability of the face, claimed as cellulitis in the right maxillary area
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907916
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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