The Board found that the Veteran's acne of the back, head, face, and neck was not caused or aggravated by service, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's current folliculitis is less likely related to his active duty service, given the lack of evidence of acne during active duty and within one year of his exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- acne of the back, acne of the head, acne of the face, acne of the neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2011
- Citation
- 1101312
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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