The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, and he has multiple skin disorders including actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and melanoma. His hemochromatosis is not service-connected.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted for tinnitus due to credible statements of the Veteran regarding noise exposure during service. Service connection was denied for hemochromatosis as there was no evidence linking it to service or herbicide exposure. The skin disorders are presumed due to Agent Orange exposure, but a definitive diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- hemochromatosis, tinnitus, actinic keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, melanoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2017
- Citation
- 1719573
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- Granted
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