The Board denied service connection for contact dermatitis and skin cancer with related scars, including abscesses, sores, and boils. The Veteran's GERD, PUD, DVT, and kidney disease were not found to be related to his military service.,Service connection was remanded for hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence is against concluding that the Veteran has GERD, PUD, DVT, or kidney disease as a result of his military service, including owing to his presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.,VA medical opinion was needed to determine if hypertension is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents (including dioxin from Agent Orange) while in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- contact dermatitis, skin cancer with related scars, including abscesses, sores, and boils, GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease), peptic ulcer disease (PUD), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075246
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