The Board denied service connection for urticaria, xerosis, and vaginitis as they are not considered to be due to a qualifying chronic disability or exposure to an environment associated with the Persian Gulf War. The Veteran's conditions were found to have pre-existed her military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of urticaria, xerosis, and vaginitis do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to a qualifying chronic disability or exposure to an environment associated with the Persian Gulf War.
- Claimed conditions
- urticaria, xerosis, vaginitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20006407
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