The veteran's skin disorder was not present until many years after separation from service and is not listed among the disorders which may be presumed to have resulted from exposure to herbicides. The RO denied his claim for service connection based on this evidence.
The deciding factor: The veteran's skin disorder, diagnosed as hyperpigmented scars [of the] skin, was not present during or within one year after separation from service and is not among the disorders which may be presumed to have resulted from exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Hyperpigmented scars [of the] skin
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2001
- Citation
- 0126998
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