The veteran's service connection for chloracne was granted due to his exposure to herbicides during combat in Vietnam, meeting the criteria for presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran's symptoms of chloracne were present within one year of his exposure to herbicides and he engaged in combat with the enemy during his service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814541
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and private treatment records.
- Partly granted
The appeal for readjudication of the claim of entitlement to service connection for vision loss has been withdrawn.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for asthma is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,Readjudication of the claim for entitlement to service connection for loss of taste (ageusia) and loss of smell (anosmia) is granted, as new and relevant evidence has been received.,The claim for entitlement to service connection for chloracne, to include as secondary to in-service herbicide exposure, is denied, as new and relevant evidence has not been received.,Entitlement to service connection for hypertension is granted pursuant to the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chloracne, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence of in-service exposure or a link to service.
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