The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a dental disorder and gynecomastia, including as secondary to herbicide exposure. The appellant was not shown to have a current disability or evidence of in-service injury that would support a grant of service connection.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish the presence of a current disability for which he could seek service connection and his claims were based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents, which is not applicable to gynecomastia. The Board found no other basis upon which to develop or substantiate these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- dental disorder, gynecomastia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2003
- Citation
- 0301887
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- Dismissed
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