The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder of the feet, finding that there was no evidence linking the current condition to service or any other factor.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical chronicity of a skin disorder of the feet in service and rejected the Veteran's theory of exposure to contaminated water during service at Camp Lejeune as not supported by competent evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin disorder of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2021
- Citation
- 21025444
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