The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder and multiple myeloma, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no current diagnosis or relationship to in-service exposure for either condition.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder, multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127522
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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