The Board found no evidence of a current skin disability during service or until many years after discharge. The Veteran's belief that his skin disorder is related to in-service herbicide exposure was not supported by the medical evidence, and thus service connection for a skin disorder could not be granted.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's current skin disability to his military service or to any incident of service origin, including presumed Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD), Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2010
- Citation
- 1023181
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