The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne and a respiratory condition, both claimed as due to exposure to herbicides. The evidence did not establish a current diagnosis or link these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's current diagnoses of chloracne and a respiratory disorder to his military service or to exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2000
- Citation
- 0000079
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