The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right eardrum perforation or skin condition due to service, and therefore, denied both claims. The Board also found no link between the Veteran's skin conditions and exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show active skin conditions since 2005, and the examiner concluded that there was no link between the Veteran's contact dermatitis/eczema, tinea versicolor, tinea pedis, tinea corporis and tinea cruris and exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Ruptured right eardrum, Skin condition (including as due to fungal infection in service and/or herbicide agent exposure)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800771
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's current hearing loss and low back disability were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and denied these claims. The right thigh disability was also denied as there are no residuals of a reported injury.
- Whole decision: Denied
The veteran's claim for service connection for a ruptured right eardrum is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability. The claim for higher evaluations for low back disorder and radiculopathy of the lower extremities since September 23, 2002, is also denied.
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