The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including loss of sensation in the lower extremities, ankylosing spondylitis, cataract of the right eye, psoriasis, general fatigue, and fatty tumors, all presumed to be caused by exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claimed conditions are not considered presumptively related to his in-service herbicide exposure as they do not fall within the list of diseases recognized for presumptive service connection under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- loss of sensation of the lower extremities, ankylosing spondylitis, cataract of the right eye, psoriasis, general fatigue, fatty tumors
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2001
- Citation
- 0118497
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