The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic skin disability, to include actinic keratosis, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between the current disability and the Veteran's active service.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence of record weighs against finding that the Veteran's chronic skin disability, to include actinic keratosis, began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic skin disability, to include actinic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000101
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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