The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including post-operative residuals of a right hip tumor (lipoma), rash of the crotch, face and shoulder, chloracne, arthritis of the fingers, right shoulder, right knee and back, arthritis of other joints, residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left ankle, and spondylitis were denied as these conditions are not presumed due to herbicide exposure or service connection is established on a direct basis.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims for service connection were denied because his conditions are not presumed due to herbicide exposure (as he served in Vietnam) or service connection is established on a direct basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-operative residuals of a right hip tumor (lipoma), Rash of the crotch, face and shoulder, Chloracne, Arthritis of the fingers, right shoulder, right knee and back, Arthritis of other joints, Residuals of a shrapnel wound to the left ankle, Spondylitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0325038
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