The Board denied service connection for chloracne and soft tissue sarcoma, as well as the reopening of claims for angioedema and hepatitis C. The veteran did not have these conditions during service or at any time thereafter.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing that the veteran had chloracne or soft tissue sarcoma in service or at any time after service, and there are no post-service diagnoses of these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, soft tissue sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2008
- Citation
- 0809384
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
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