The Veteran seeks service connection for a dermatological disability that he claims began in service and has continued to worsen since. The Board finds the competent medical evidence insufficient to determine whether the Veteran's current dermatological disability is chloracne (or other acneform disease consistent with chloracne) as would entitle him to presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicides during service. A remand is required for the Veteran to undergo a VA examination to determine the diagnosis of his current dermatological disability and whether it is related to active duty service, including as due to exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a clear diagnosis of the Veteran's current dermatological disability or its etiology with sufficient certainty to grant service connection based on presumptive exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatological disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1047276
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What this means for you
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