The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for rosacea as secondary to herbicide exposure due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that there was no medical evidence supporting a finding that the Veteran’s current rosacea was caused by exposure to Agent Orange while stationed in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- rosacea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20000130
What this means for you
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