The Board found that the Veteran's seborrheic keratosis of the left cheek was not incurred in or aggravated by service, may not be presumed to have resulted from herbicide exposure, and was not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability. Therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the seborrheic keratosis on the left cheek was not related to service-connected tinea versicolor/tinea cruris and did not develop as a result of any incident during service such as exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0918411
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service connection claims for meningioma, headaches, Grover's disease, actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratosis, and nail pterygium in lichen planus have been granted. The effective date is September 17, 2018.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability (atopic dermatitis, folliculitis, seborrheic dermatitis, and seborrheic keratosis) on a direct basis. The decision finds that there is at least an equipoise of evidence to support the claim, thus resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions and needs further development.
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