The Veteran's service connection claims for left carpal tunnel syndrome and a skin disorder of the left side of the face and scalp are granted as they are presumed due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection is granted for a disability of the right thumb and wrist, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, amblyopia, and deformed toes. The spleen rupture claim secondary to a service-connected skin lesion of the foot is also granted.,The effective date for the increased rating of 10 percent for the service-connected skin lesion of the plantar aspect of the left foot is set at January 12, 2007.
The deciding factor: Service connection can be established based on a presumption due to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's symptoms are consistent with his military service and there is no evidence that these conditions were pre-existing or not aggravated by service. The effective date for the increased rating is set at January 12, 2007 as this was when the claim was received.,Service connection can be established based on a finding of aggravation.
- Claimed conditions
- left carpal tunnel syndrome, skin disorder of the left side of the face and scalp (presumptive due to herbicide exposure), right thumb and wrist disability, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, amblyopia, bilateral deformed toes, spleen rupture, status post splenectomy (secondary to a service-connected skin lesion of the foot)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1415246
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