The Veteran's disability manifested by granuloma annulare is not due to disease or injury that was incurred in or aggravated by his period of active service. The Board found no nexus between the claimed condition and any exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided did not establish a link between the Veteran's current granuloma annulare and any incident or event during his military service, including chemical exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- granuloma annulare
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2013
- Citation
- 1300706
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- Denied
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