The Board finds that a skin condition of the face, including residuals of removal of multiple keratoses, was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking any current skin disorder on the Veteran's face to his active service. The separation examination did not note any growths on the face, and there is no record of a biopsy being done during service for what was initially diagnosed as a nevus (mole).
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the face, residuals of removal of multiple keratoses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2013
- Citation
- 1311905
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