The Board has granted service connection for cystic acne, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents in Korea during his service is related to his current condition. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on a finding of direct causation due to exposure to herbicide agents in service.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic acne, anxiety disorder with sleep disturbances
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 8, 2014
- Citation
- 1435576
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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