The Board denied service connection for a skin disease of the lower extremities, to include dermatophytosis and neurodermatitis, as there was no competent evidence of a nexus between a current skin disease of the lower extremities and any incident of or finding recorded during service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence of a nexus between a current skin disease of the lower extremities and any incident of or finding recorded during service.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatophytosis, neurodermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0908217
What this means for you
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