The Board found no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service, including exposure to Agent Orange. Therefore, the claims for service connection were denied.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient medical evidence to support a finding that any of the claimed conditions are related to the veteran's active military service or exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, peripheral neuropathy, benign prostatic hypertrophy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2000
- Citation
- 0022690
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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