The Board has granted service connection for hearing loss of the right ear and tinnitus, as well as service connection for a skin disorder presumed due to Agent Orange exposure. The veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on secondary service connection theory for both conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Hearing loss of the right ear and tinnitus, Skin disorder (presumed due to Agent Orange exposure)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2000
- Citation
- 0031769
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