The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for morphea, which he claimed as soft tissue sarcoma due to Agent Orange exposure. The appeal is based on a presumption of service connection.
The deciding factor: The claim was not well grounded because there were no current presumptive diseases related to Agent Orange exposure and VA records were not obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- morphea, soft tissue sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005335
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for basal cell carcinoma, but denied service connection for soft tissue sarcoma. The case is remanded to obtain a medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's basal cell carcinoma.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of all claims by the Veteran through his authorized representative.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for multiple myeloma and soft tissue sarcoma, finding no evidence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
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