The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder, finding no evidence of a current disability related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam or due to his active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence demonstrating that the veteran's current skin disorders are related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam or any other incident of his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- porphyria, dyshydrotic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0118057
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chloracne, diabetes mellitus type II, porphyria, and osteoporosis due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's condition was an emergent medical emergency, and VA facilities were not feasibly available at the time of her treatment. Therefore, payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical expenses incurred by non-VA providers is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination regarding the link between in-service chemical exposure and porphyria.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for porphyria has been dismissed due to his death.
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