The veteran's claim for service connection for chronic dysentery, claimed as the residual of exposure to Agent Orange, was granted. However, his claims for other conditions related to shell fragment wounds and post-traumatic stress disorder were denied.
The deciding factor: Service records did not show any diagnosis or treatment for chronic dysentery, but the veteran's claim was granted based on presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic dysentery, shell fragment wounds to the back
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0103695
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