The Board has determined that the Veteran's skin rashes and bodily itching disabilities are not related to his active service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The claims for service connection have been denied.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA experts found no link between the Veteran's current skin conditions and his in-service symptoms or exposure to herbicides used during his Vietnam service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rashes, bodily itching
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801916
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
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