The Board denied the claim for chronic skin lesions other than folliculitis and jungle rot, but granted service connection for ischemic heart disease with myocardial infarction as secondary to PTSD. The effective date of the current 100% schedular rating for PTSD was established as February 24, 2000.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence relating the post-service skin lesions (other than folliculitis) to any event in service, including exposure to Agent Orange. The heart disability was granted secondary to PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic skin lesions (other than folliculitis and jungle rot), Ischemic heart disease, with myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 30, 2000
- Citation
- 0017298
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