The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current disability for which service connection can be granted, and therefore, his claims for post traumatic headaches, skin disability (including as due to exposure to herbicides), and scar residuals of shell fragment wounds to the left lower extremity are denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the Veteran has a current diagnosis of any of these conditions. The Board finds the VA examination reports more probative than the Veteran's statements regarding the onset or persistence of his symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Headaches, Skin Disability (including as due to exposure to herbicides), Scar Residuals of Shell Fragment Wounds to the Left Lower Extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1641479
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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