The Board denied service connection for skin disorders, finding that the conditions were not incurred in or related to service and did not manifest as a result of herbicide exposure. The Veteran's reported treatment history was inconsistent with his current diagnoses.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner noted no evidence linking the current skin disorders to service or any aspect of service including radiation exposure, and found that the conditions were more likely due to post-service medical care and not related to service connection criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrheic keratoses, dermatosis papulosa nigra, lipomatosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0932305
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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