The Board found that the Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid did not manifest during or as a result of active military service, to include as secondary to exposure to herbicidal agents such as Agent Orange. Therefore, the claim for service connection was denied.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- ocular cicatricial pemphigoid
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2012
- Citation
- 1222459
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- Granted
The Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid with severe vision loss is granted as service connected due to exposure to carbon tetrachloride in service. The issues of service connection for residuals of skin cancer, bladder cancer, thyroid cancer, and chronic pancreatitis are remanded.
- Denied
The Board found that the Veteran's ocular cicatricial pemphigoid was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and denied his claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran did not suffer from tinnitus during service and it is not related to his active duty. The issue of entitlement to service connection for an ocular cicatricial pemphigoid will be remanded for a new medical examination.
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