The veteran's acne is service-connected due to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam service. The body twitch is also service-connected as it is presumed to be related to the same in-service events.
The deciding factor: Acne and a body twitch are both presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure during the veteran's military service in the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Acne, Body twitch
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2001
- Citation
- 0101264
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