The Board has determined that the Veteran's seborrhea is service connected due to exposure to Agent Orange, but his skin cancer/fatty tumors are not service connected.
The deciding factor: Seborrhea was found to have onset during service and be related to stress experienced in service. Skin cancer/fatty tumors were not found to be related to service or Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- seborrhea, skin cancer/fatty tumors
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2014
- Citation
- 1447874
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including a Gulf War examination and TERA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's eczema and folliculitis. The Veteran is also requested to undergo a VA examination to assess his service-connected seborrhea.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a skin disability, including seborrhea and onychomycosis. The issue of an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD is remanded.
- Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 60 percent rating for seborrhea, effective August 24, 2015. The reduction from 60 to 10 percent was improper due to lack of CUE in the original decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding systemic therapy and immunosuppressive drugs used for seborrhea. The Veteran's medications, including Acyclovir and Benadryl, need to be evaluated.
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