The Board has determined that the veteran's dermatofibrosarcoma of the left lower extremity is not related to service and cannot be presumed due to Agent Orange exposure. The claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence linking the current dermatofibrosarcoma to service or any presumptive conditions associated with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatofibrosarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2007
- Citation
- 0709897
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- Granted
The Veteran's dermatofibrosarcoma, multiple myeloma, and prostate cancer are granted as presumptively linked to herbicide exposure. The bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is also granted as secondary to the service-connected multiple myeloma.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for dermatofibrosarcoma, a heart condition, prostate cancer, and diabetes mellitus due to presumed exposure to herbicides during active service.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for chronic otitis media, adult fibrosarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma, residuals of a left wrist injury, and asthma. The Veteran's hearing loss is granted as service connected.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for dermatofibrosarcoma due to Agent Orange exposure and assigned an initial disability evaluation of 10 percent. In May 2000, the RO increased the evaluation to 30 percent effective September 14, 1999.
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