The Board has determined that the claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, secondary to inservice exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange, is not well grounded. The veteran's currently diagnosed condition does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on herbicide agent exposure or direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The evidence submitted by the appellant fails to establish a plausible showing of entitlement to service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, as there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's condition to his active duty military service or any inservice exposure to herbicide agents, including Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria cutanea tarda
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0027661
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda, finding that it manifested within one year of his exposure to herbicides in Vietnam. The appeal is granted.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for an additional addendum opinion to determine whether any associated exceptional or unusual disability is associated with the Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The appeal of the effective date of service connection for porphyria cutanea tarda was dismissed due to untimeliness.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including hyperlipidemia, non-alcoholic fatty liver, dizziness, left shoulder pains, and others, as additional development is necessary to address pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
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