The Board has denied service connection for a skin condition, but remanded the issue of service connection for respiratory disability. The Veteran's skin condition claim was denied due to lack of current evidence, while his respiratory disability claim is pending and requires further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current evidence of a skin condition in service, thus denying service connection. For the respiratory disability, the Board remanded as there was insufficient etiology opinion regarding participation in sewage operations during TERA exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24086114
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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for service connection for a skin condition, traumatic brain injury, a respiratory disability, bilateral shin splints, and bilateral flatfoot.
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