The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a skin condition, including chloracne. The veteran's claim is well-grounded as there is competent medical evidence of a current diagnosis of chloracne related to Agent Orange exposure. However, his PTSD claim remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a skin condition, including chloracne, due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The veteran's PTSD claim is still denied as there was no clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the prior denial of his increased rating.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, chloracne
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025165
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