Denied
The Board denied service connection for an immune disorder/lichen planus and remanded the claim for service connection for hypertension.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a medical nexus between the Veteran's lichen planus and his service, while the PACT Act requires further development for the hypertension claim due to potential exposure to burn pits during service in Southwest Asia.
- Claimed conditions
- immune disorder/lichen planus, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016907
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