The Board granted service connection for acrochordon and lentigo, both linked to the Veteran's service in Vietnam. The skin disability issue was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a secondary theory of causation due to sun exposure during service in Vietnam, which is related to herbicide exposure under the Agent Orange presumption.
- Claimed conditions
- acrochordon, lentigo
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25007841
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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