The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin condition, fatigue, and a psychiatric disorder due to exposure to Agent Orange. The decision was based on the lack of evidence supporting these conditions during or after his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no clear and unmistakable error in denying the claims as the evidence did not support the veteran's assertions of current conditions related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, fatigue, psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 29, 2000
- Citation
- 0005463
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- Dismissed
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- Granted
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