The Veteran's Porphyria Cutanea Tarda is presumed to have been caused by his exposure to herbicides during service in the Republic of Vietnam, and thus he is granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: PCT was found to be present within one year after the Veteran's last day of service in Vietnam, which qualifies under the presumptive service connection criteria for conditions associated with herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1500444
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) solely due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, finding that the Veteran's exposure to hazardous chemicals during his military service is at least as likely as not the cause of his condition.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and TDIU due to potential missing VA treatment records, surgical reports, and a need for further examination. The referred claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for hepatitis C is also remanded.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal of whether a substantive appeal was timely filed in response to a May 2014 Statement of the Case due to the lack of timely filing within the required 60-day period.
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