The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, including chloracne, as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The evidence did not establish that the veteran had chloracne or any other recognized condition related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's current skin disorders to his period of active service in Vietnam, particularly to exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Tags, Acne Rosacea, Benign Pigmented Lesions, Seborrheic Keratoses, Neurodermatitis of the Scalp
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0018869
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