The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and assigned a 10 percent rating. The veteran's claims of service connection for skin rash, cysts, and respiratory problems due to exposure to Agent Orange are also granted.
The deciding factor: VA found that the veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during his service in Vietnam and diagnosed with chloracne (a condition subject to presumptive service connection).
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash, cysts, chronic respiratory condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008848
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a fatigue disability and remanded several other claims, but granted an increased evaluation of 50 percent for the Veteran's migraine headaches.
- Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected hematuria, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Board also remanded several claims for service connection.
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