The Board has determined that the veteran's acneform skin condition is related to his service in Vietnam and exposure to herbicides, leading to a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA Compensation and Pension examination revealed current acneform disease consistent with chloracne, which was present during active service and likely due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- acneform skin condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0117924
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