The Veteran's unexplained bruising and flaky skin in the ears were denied as not meeting the criteria for service connection due to lack of a qualifying chronic disability, functional impairment, or evidence of an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI.,Service connection was denied because there is no objective indication that the Veteran has a qualifying chronic disability resulting from an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's unexplained bruising and flaky skin in the ears were not found to be related to service due to lack of evidence of a qualifying chronic disability, functional impairment, or evidence of an undiagnosed illness or MUCMI.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"unexplained bruising","exposure_basis":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}, {"condition_name":"flaky skin in the ears","exposure_basis":null,"service_connection_theory":"direct"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2020
- Citation
- 20074244
What this means for you
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