The Board denied service connection for a skin disorder other than onychomycosis of the bilateral toenails, a bilateral knee disorder, and remanded service connection for a bilateral eye condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's claimed conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease including herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder other than onychomycosis of the bilateral toenails, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- 24032582
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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