The Veteran's skin disorders of the nose, chest, and upper back are found to be due to his military service. The claim for tinnitus is granted.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the competent and credible medical evidence demonstrates that the Veteran's skin disorders are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the nose, skin disorder of the chest, skin disorder of the upper back, skin disorder of the right cheek, skin disorder of the right arm, skin disorder of the left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 9, 2011
- Citation
- 1133423
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disorders, including left hip, left knee, right knee, gastrointestinal, skin of the right arm, and skin of the right shoulder, as additional nexus opinions are needed.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and skin disorder of the nose, including as due to herbicide agent exposure.,The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions were related to his active duty service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's claims for service connection for various skin disorders and edema of the ankles, as well as infections of his feet, were denied. The Board found no current diagnoses related to these conditions and that there was insufficient evidence linking them to service-connected diabetes.
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