The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic dermatitis as a result of exposure to Agent Orange during service, finding no competent evidence linking the current condition to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing a relationship between the veteran's current skin disorder and his periods of active duty or exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0015612
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What this means for you
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for chronic dermatitis, as the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a skin disability (other than pseudofolliculitis barbae), diagnosed as chronic urticaria and chronic dermatitis, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the Veteran's current skin conditions and his active duty service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied increased ratings for various disabilities and granted service connection for residuals of frostbite in the hands and sinusitis, while remanding several issues for further consideration.
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