The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder of the groin and feet, as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his in-service chemical exposure.
The deciding factor: The current skin conditions are not related to the in-service skin rash, and the long interval between discharge from military service and diagnosis suggests resolution of the in-service condition.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disorder of the groin, skin disorder of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002219
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Decisions by this judge: 2,035 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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