The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for skin sores, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition related to active service or herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no credible evidence linking the Veteran's current skin condition to his active service or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin sores
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22062274
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, claimed as skin sores, finding that there was no in-service injury and no herbicide exposure. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have an in-service skin condition.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to obtain relevant service treatment records and to provide the Veteran with an examination to determine if his current skin condition is related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents. The appeal will be returned for further action.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his attorney.,The Veteran's attorney withdrew from representation and thus, all appeals are dismissed.
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