The Veteran's skin disabilities, including acne vulgaris, hydradenitis suppurativa, and cellulitis of the scalp, are not service connected as they were not diagnosed during or within one year after his presumed exposure to herbicide agents. The Board finds that service connection is denied for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin disabilities have not been medically linked to his active duty service or any presumptive exposure to herbicides, and there is no evidence of a diagnosis within the required timeframe post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne Vulgaries, Hydradenitis Suppurativa, Cellulitis of the Scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1212446
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