The Board has determined that the veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda is service-connected due to exposure to Agent Orange during his military service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: Medical evidence supports a link between the veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda and his inservice exposure to Agent Orange, which qualifies as presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria cutanea tarda
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0012432
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an additional addendum opinion to determine whether any associated exceptional or unusual disability is associated with the Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the effective date of service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda was dismissed due to untimeliness.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver, dizziness, left shoulder pains, and others, as additional development is necessary to address pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
- Dismissed
The appeal concerning entitlement to service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda is dismissed due to the Veteran's passing.
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