The Veteran's claim for service connection for loss of skin, claimed as due to Agent Orange exposure, is denied because there is no evidence of a current disability or a link between the claimed condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a current disability manifested by loss of skin. The STRs are silent for any findings of loss of skin, and there is no post-service medical evidence of such a disability. The Veteran failed to report for a VA examination scheduled to determine if he has a current loss of skin disability related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of skin
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2009
- Citation
- 0926254
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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