The Veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as tinea versicolor, was not shown in service and is not causally or etiologically related to service. The Board denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: No medical evidence supports a direct relationship between the Veteran's current skin disorder and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder (tinea versicolor)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21066639
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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