The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a skin disability or avascular necrosis of the left hip that is attributable to his active military service, including exposure to herbicide. The VA examiners found no evidence linking these conditions to his period of service.
The deciding factor: VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's skin rash and avascular necrosis of the left hip are not related to his service in Vietnam or due to chronic steroid use for treatment of a pre-existing skin condition, which is considered secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability (including as due to herbicide exposure), Avascular Necrosis of the Left Hip
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1019951
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