The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right eye burn, dry eye syndrome, and acne have been denied. The claim for an effective date prior to April 2, 2016 for the grant of service connection for left pinky disability has also been denied. The Board is remanding claims for PFB, chin area lesion with scar, and a right knee disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support current diagnoses or causal relationships between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right eye burn, dry eye syndrome, acne, left pinky disability (left 5th distal interphangeal joint), pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB), residuals of chin area lesion with scar, right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24035890
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