The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder secondary to Agent Orange exposure, finding that the evidence did not relate any current skin disorders to exposure to Agent Orange or provide 'a more complete picture of the circumstances surrounding the origin' of any such disorders.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showing treatment for variously diagnosed skin disorders was not sufficient to establish service connection on a presumptive basis due to Agent Orange exposure, as none of these conditions are included in the list of diseases entitled to this presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- sebaceous cyst of the left posterior scalp, benign verrucoid nevus lesion on the back of the head, hypertrophic scar on the nap of the neck, epidural inclusion cyst on the back of the neck
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2001
- Citation
- 0105802
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