The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's skin disability, finding that it is related to his exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The Board also found a causal relationship between the Veteran's status post squamous cell carcinoma and his herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved all reasonable doubts in favor of the Veteran regarding his skin disability, finding that it was causally related to his herbicide agent exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- chloracne, eczematous dermatitis, chronic dermatitis, xerosis, impetiginization eczema, pruritic rash
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23060633
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