The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder, sarcoma, vocal cord condition, stomach condition, meningitis, and dandruff, are not well-grounded. As a result, these claims have been denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support the presence of any of the claimed conditions in service or within one year after separation from service, and no competent evidence has been presented to link any current diagnoses to service or exposure to agent orange.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, sarcoma, vocal cord condition, stomach condition, meningitis, dandruff
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0016211
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for meningitis and leukopenia due to a procedural due process violation.
- Denied
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