The Veteran's skin condition, diagnosed as chloracne, is not service-connected due to lack of a current diagnosis and no evidence linking it to service.,The Veteran's groin condition is also not service-connected because there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking it to service.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of a skin condition (chloracne) related to service, nor any indication that the Veteran had such a condition during his active duty service. The groin condition has also not been diagnosed as a result of service.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Skin Condition","claimed_conditions":["Chloracne"]}, {"condition_name":"Groin Condition"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19189654
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