The Veteran's skin disability of the hands, forearms, neck, and face is likely due to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current skin condition began shortly after his discharge from service and was not related to herbicide exposure or other presumptive conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Photosensitive Dermatitis, Actinic Keratoses
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1321889
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