The Veteran's skin disorders of both feet and left hand were not incurred or aggravated by his period of active military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The Board denied the claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the current skin disorders to the Veteran's active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of both feet, skin disorder of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2013
- Citation
- 1316687
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a prostate disorder, diagnosed as BPH, and a skin disorder of the left hand, finding no evidence that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's skin disorder of both feet is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his current condition.
- Denied
The Veteran's skin disorder of both feet was not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The Board found no current evidence of a skin disorder and denied the claim.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral inguinal hernia warrants a 10 percent rating for the period from November 5, 2003 to September 2, 2004 and a current 10 percent rating thereafter. The skin disorder of both feet claim is granted.
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