The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of chloracne or other acneform disease consistent with chloracne. The preponderance of evidence shows that the Veteran's skin disorders, including actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratoses and acrochordons, are not diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents as enumerated under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e). Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted based on the presumption of service connection for Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's skin disorders were not recognized as diseases that are associated with herbicide exposure and thus the presumption of service connection does not apply.
- Claimed conditions
- actinic keratosis, seborrheic keratoses, acrochordons
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0936048
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's request for an extension of time to file a Board Appeal request regarding the reduction in rating for actinic keratosis was denied, and the attempted appeal is dismissed.
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