The Board found that the veteran's claim for service connection for liver disorder, lipomas, and sebaceous cysts as due to Agent Orange exposure is plausible. The claim for reopening of PTSD was denied because no new and material evidence has been submitted.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to reopen the claim for service connection for PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, lipomas, sebaceous cysts
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2000
- Citation
- 0031451
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