The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for disabilities resulting from Agent Orange exposure and residuals of a bacterial infection, finding no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was insufficient medical evidence to support the appellant's claims for service connection based on Agent Orange exposure and bacterial infection.
- Claimed conditions
- Agent Orange Exposure, Bacterial Infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0103185
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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