The Board has determined that the veteran's Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is service-connected as secondary to his exposure to Agent Orange during military service.
The deciding factor: The VA physician indicated that the veteran's PCT was most likely caused by his exposure to AO during military service, and this exposure is considered a contributing factor in the development of the condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2004
- Citation
- 0409247
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and his condition did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter. The Board found that the Veteran had not been exposed to an herbicide agent, such as Agent Orange, during his active duty.
- Granted
Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted as due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection for peripheral neuropathy, IBS, and PCT are granted as secondary to service-connected conditions.,Service connection for myocardial chest pain and RUE disorder is denied.,Service connection for cold injury residuals is denied.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) and cryptogenic cirrhosis, finding that the Veteran's conditions were more likely than not related to his presumed exposure to Agent Orange during active duty.,Service connection was established based on the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents due to service in Vietnam.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), was due to in-service herbicide exposure and service connection is granted for this condition.
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