The Veteran's claim for service connection for a skin disorder is granted. The claims for left hand and right hand disorders, lumbar spine, cervical spine, right shoulder, and left leg disorders are all denied.
The deciding factor: The March 2019 VA examiner concluded that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of left and right hand disorders that were incurred in service or due to an injury during service. The examiner noted there was no evidence in-service of the claimed disorders, but also relied on the Veteran's report that he did not suffer any injuries or accidents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorder (Chloracne), Left Hand Disorders, Right Hand Disorders, Lumbar Spine Disorder, Cervical Spine Disorder, Right Shoulder Disorder, Left Leg Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20029179
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