The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chloracne, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, and an increased rating for his right elbow disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of service connection due to lack of continuity of symptomatology post-service or medical opinion linking the current condition to in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no competent medical evidence linking the Veteran's chloracne and right elbow disorder to his active duty service, including any presumed exposure to herbicides. The absence of contemporaneous treatment records and separation examination findings also supported this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, right elbow disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0930167
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