The Board found no evidence of a current skin condition related to service or asbestos exposure, and denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current skin conditions are not due to his in-service rash or asbestos exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- dry skin, ichthyosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019599
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What this means for you
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