The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for acne and acne facial scars as there was no evidence of an in-service injury, disease, or illness related to the acne, and the acne has since resolved.
The deciding factor: The acne could not be linked to active duty service due to its onset outside of the service period and subsequent resolution. The acne facial scars were deemed secondary but the primary condition was not service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne, Acne facial scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065776
What this means for you
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