The Board granted service connection for keloid formation, right retro-auricular area due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claim of service connection for ichthyosis vulgaris was not well-grounded. Service connection for vitiligo was denied as the condition existed prior to service and is not presumed to be related to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the keloid formation, right retro-auricular area, was likely due to Agent Orange exposure during service. The claim of ichthyosis vulgaris was not well-grounded as there was no evidence linking it to Agent Orange exposure or any other disease/injury incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- Keloid formation, right retro-auricular area, Ichthyosis vulgaris, Vitiligo
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 25, 2000
- Citation
- 0022633
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