The Board of Veterans' Appeals denied the veteran's claim for service connection for respiratory disorder, dizziness, chest pains, and fatigue as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. The denial was based on a lack of medical evidence showing a current disability related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence showing that the veteran had a current disability related to his claimed conditions or to herbicide exposure in service.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, dizziness, chest pains, fatigue
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0116391
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for dizziness to obtain an adequate medical opinion addressing whether it is related to service or a service-connected disability.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for fatigue and prurigo nodularis, both on a secondary basis to the Veteran's service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
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