The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acne and a spine disability, finding that there was no current evidence of these conditions during or contemporary to the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence did not support the presence of an acne disability during or contemporaneous with the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne, Eczema
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2026
- Citation
- 26002125
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- Remanded (sent back)
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