The Board has reviewed the evidence and determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen either the skin disorder or gastrointestinal disorder claims. The veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to service, including any in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The newly submitted medical evidence does not establish a nexus between the current skin disorders and gastrointestinal condition and active service, including any claimed in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder, Gastrointestinal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0113229
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