The Board denied service connection for a right foot skin condition and a temporary total rating due to treatment for the non-service-connected right foot skin condition. The claim for service connection of a skin condition of the groin is remanded.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish a link between the Veteran's current skin conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot skin condition, skin condition of the groin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19194021
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