The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disability, other than comedones, and microscopic hematuria, finding no evidence of such conditions in service or within one year post-service. The Veteran was not shown to have any chronic skin condition associated with herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing the Veteran had a skin disability, other than comedones, during service or for many years thereafter, and there is no direct evidence linking such conditions to his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure. Microscopic hematuria was not shown in service or within one year post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disability, other than comedones, Microscopic Hematuria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1202647
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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