The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for groin rash and groin scar. The claim for an initial compensable evaluation for double vision remains pending.
The deciding factor: VA examinations have not provided a current diagnosis of a skin condition in the groin area, which is required to establish service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Groin Rash, Groin Scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1758141
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