The Board finds that the veteran's left knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and BCC are related to service. However, BCC is not presumed due to Agent Orange exposure as it is not one of the diseases covered by the presumption. Service connection for chloracne is denied as there is no evidence linking it to Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's left knee disorder and bilateral hearing loss are related to service, but BCC was not presumed due to Agent Orange exposure as it is not covered by the presumption. Service connection for chloracne was denied because there is no evidence linking it to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee disorder, bilateral hearing loss, basal cell carcinoma (BCC), chloracne
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2002
- Citation
- 0211286
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