The Board found that the Veteran's skin condition, hemorrhoids, hepatitis C, and cirrhosis are not service-connected due to lack of evidence showing a connection between these conditions and his military service. The Board also noted that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a finding of a direct or secondary relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his military service, including presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- skin condition, hemorrhoids, hepatitis C, cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1107393
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