The Veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of sunstroke and a skin disease (claimed as jungle rot) were denied. The Board found no current disability related to these conditions, and the evidence did not support presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of sunstroke or residual of sunstroke, and the Veteran's skin disease does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection based on his presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of sunstroke, skin disease (claimed as jungle rot)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 19, 2014
- Citation
- 1406907
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
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