The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder is denied. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence does not support the claim, as there is no medical evidence after discharge of a current skin problem. For the other issues on appeal, the Board notes that the Veteran has been granted increased ratings for his service-connected disabilities and the claims are therefore considered to be resolved in his favor.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support the claim for service connection for a skin disorder as there is no medical evidence after discharge of a current skin problem. The other issues on appeal have been resolved in the Veteran's favor with increased ratings granted.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Skin Disorder"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000831
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