The Board has denied service connection for dermatitis herpetiformis, peripheral neuropathy (originally claimed as fibromyalgia), and ventricular tachycardia. The Veteran's claim of service connection for these conditions is being remanded due to the need for additional development.
The deciding factor: VA examinations have not provided a clear opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's current diagnoses, particularly in relation to his service or any potential exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Dermatitis Herpetiformis, Peripheral Neuropathy (originally claimed as Fibromyalgia), Ventricular Tachycardia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2017
- Citation
- 1732181
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