The Veteran's skin tags are service connected as they began during active service and have persisted since then.,The Veteran's patches of numbness and/or hypersensitivity are not service connected. The Board found that the symptoms did not manifest within one year of service or to a compensable degree.
The deciding factor: The skin tags were observed in service, and continue to persist post-service, meeting the direct service connection criteria.,There is no evidence showing that the Veteran had patches of numbness and hypersensitivity during service or within one year of service. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet the criteria for Gulf War presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- skin tags, patches of numbness and/or hypersensitivity, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21065821
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