The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a skin disorder or carcinoma of the rectum with colostomy, including as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the veteran's current skin disorders or cancer of the rectum were incurred in or aggravated by his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder, Carcinoma of the Rectum with Colostomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2002
- Citation
- 0205921
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