The Board has granted service connection for right eye meibomian gland dysfunction, finding that the current condition is related to a stye he experienced during active duty. The skin disorders are presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a skin disorder (presumed due to herbicide exposure) have been granted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner determined that the right eye meibomian gland dysfunction was likely related to his stye during active duty service, which is presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The skin disorders are presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam and were found to be related to the Veteran's periods of active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, meibomian gland dysfunction, seborrheic keratoses of the back, a 'tag' on the right buttock
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1026184
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