The Board denied service connection for rheumatoid arthritis and vitiligo, finding that the current disabilities are not related to service or any event, injury, or disease during service.,The Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis was found not secondary to diabetes mellitus. The skin disability (vitiligo) is not considered related to herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board concluded that the current diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and vitiligo are not related to service or any event, injury, or disease during service.,There was no evidence linking the current disabilities to service-connected conditions or presumed herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatoid arthritis, vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22003568
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