The Veteran's skin rash disorder claim is reopened due to new evidence. However, the service connection for hearing loss is denied as there is no current evidence of a hearing loss disability. The skin rash disorder may be presumed to have been incurred in service due to exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: New evidence has raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim for a skin rash disorder related to Agent Orange exposure, but there is no current evidence of a hearing loss disability.
- Claimed conditions
- skin rash disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1000667
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a skin rash disorder, sleep apnea disorder, arthritic disorder, lung cancer, hypertension, male reproductive system disorder, and right hemidiaphragm disorder due to exposure to contaminants in the water supply at Camp Lejeune.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal to reopen the claim for service connection for a skin rash disorder has been dismissed. The Board has also remanded cases involving bilateral feet issues, lung disability, and colon cancer with residual symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claims for service connection for ischemic heart disease, skin rash disorder, and diabetes mellitus are reopened. The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim of service connection for a skin rash disorder was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence, and the case is remanded for further development including a VA examination.
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