The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne and bilateral peripheral neuropathy, finding no current diagnoses of these conditions. The appeal is based on presumed exposure to herbicides during active duty in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: There are no current diagnoses of chloracne or bilateral peripheral neuropathy, which are required for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, bilateral peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2008
- Citation
- 0801183
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Veteran's chloracne is presumed to be caused by his exposure to herbicide agents during service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
- Granted
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