The Board denied service connection for an additional skin disorder manifested by skin pigment fading, finding that it was not related to the Veteran's service-connected seborrheic dermatitis with tinea versicolor. The rating for the service-connected condition of seborrheic dermatitis with tinea versicolor was also denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found no evidence linking the additional skin disorder to military service or the service-connected condition, and concluded that it was not caused by or aggravated by the service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- additional skin disorder manifested by skin pigment fading, androgenic alopecia (male pattern hair loss), dermatosis papulosa nigra
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22066411
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