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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and the need for additional medical opinions regarding his liver disorder, heart disorder, erectile dysfunction, edema, right hip arthritis, and left hip arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the August 2020 VA examination, and a new VA opinion is needed regarding whether lipomas are related to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions have been remanded due to the submission of new evidence after a prior denial. The Board finds that VA examinations and medical opinions are necessary to properly determine entitlement to service connection.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of lipomas, scleroderma, and polymyositis.
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