The Board finds that the Veteran's immune deficiency, boils of the face, and allergic skin reaction to the sun are not caused or aggravated by his participation in METOXE II during active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's current conditions and exposure to chemical agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- immune deficiency in the blood resulting in intolerance to infection, boils of the face, allergic skin reaction to the sun
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2012
- Citation
- 1243312
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