The Board has denied the veteran's request to reopen his claims for service connection for residuals of an eye injury and a skin disorder, both related to exposure to Agent Orange. The RO previously denied these claims in May 1989 without reopening them due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection for residuals of an eye injury or a skin disorder related to exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of an eye injury, Skin disorder (claimed as due to exposure to Agent Orange)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0430053
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination for PTSD and issuance of a SOC on the remaining issues.
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