The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) as there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service and his condition did not manifest in service or within one year thereafter. The Board found that the Veteran had not been exposed to an herbicide agent, such as Agent Orange, during his active duty.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding of herbicide exposure during service, which would have allowed for the application of presumptive provisions for PCT and herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2020
- Citation
- 20070286
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