The Board found that the veteran's claimed disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service, nor may they be presumed to have been so incurred. The appeals for these conditions are denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record fails to relate any of the veteran's claimed disabilities to his period of active service, to a service-connected disability, or to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerosis of the extremities, coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft, respiratory disorder (including asthma and bronchitis), skin disorder, left leg amputation, blood disorder (including lower extremity blood clots), right ear perforation
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0311832
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for right ear hearing loss, and bilateral vision condition was dismissed. Service connection for hypertension, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease was denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for left leg amputation was dismissed because the Veteran did not file a valid Notice of Disagreement (NOD) regarding an adjudication on this specific claim.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease, which is presumed related to in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, left eye diabetic retinopathy, left foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease, as well as the Veteran's cause of death.
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