The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of eczema or pseudofolliculitis barbae, and thus cannot establish service connection for these conditions. The claim for a bilateral knee disorder is also denied as there is no evidence linking shin splints to the knees.
The deciding factor: The medical records do not show current diagnoses of eczema or pseudofolliculitis barbae, and the Veteran's in-service treatment for shin splints does not appear to be related to his current knee disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- eczema, pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1013939
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae as the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and a sleep disability, claimed as sleep apnea, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for eczema, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's eczema is related to herbicide agent exposure in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are due to any incident of his period of active service.
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