The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for facial acne and for an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for hiatal hernia, gallstones, and hepatitis B. The veteran's claim for facial acne was not well-grounded due to lack of evidence linking it to service or Agent Orange exposure. For hiatal hernia, gallstones, and hepatitis B, the Board found no more than a 10 percent evaluation warranted.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of facial acne in service or as related to Agent Orange exposure. The veteran's hiatal hernia was diagnosed but did not meet criteria for higher ratings due to lack of severe symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- Facial acne, Hiatal hernia, Gallstones, Hepatitis B
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0006467
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