The Board found no evidence of service connection for the claimed conditions due to exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's current disorders to his period of active service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- diverticulosis, enlarged prostate, inflamed lower intestinal bleeding, memory loss, liver lesions
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0213946
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What this means for you
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