The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral high frequency hearing loss, lower left leg disability, and chronic skin condition due to herbicide exposure. The decisions were based on a lack of evidence showing these conditions in service or within the relevant presumptive period.
The deciding factor: The new evidence provided by the veteran did not establish that his current conditions had their onset during service or within the applicable presumptive periods for certain disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral high frequency hearing loss, lower left leg disability, chronic skin condition due to herbicide exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 10, 2002
- Citation
- 0211669
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