The Veteran's dermatitis, hypertension (HTN), chronic kidney disease (CKD), and discoid lupus erythematosus (DLE) have been granted service connection due to presumed exposure to Agent Orange during his military service.,Service connection for tuberculosis (TB) has been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure, warranting a grant of service connection under the presumption of Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Dermatitis, Hypertension (HTN), Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), Discoid Lupus Erythematosus (DLE)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2022
- Citation
- 22052643
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension, as it is related to his service-connected major depressive disorder. The VA examiner's opinion was inadequate and less probative due to its failure to provide a direct service connection opinion or an aggravation opinion regarding the Veteran's hypertension.
- Granted
The Board has granted an initial 80 percent evaluation for the Veteran's Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), stage IV, effective November 18, 2025.
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