The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disability, finding that his current skin conditions did not manifest during or within one year after active duty and are not otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence of a chronic or compensable skin disorder and opined that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's current skin disabilities were related to active duty Federal service, as he did not have impetigo or acne after service and his current skin conditions are not related to impetigo or ance.
- Claimed conditions
- skin disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2026
- Citation
- 26001349
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- Granted
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- Denied
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