The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for peripheral neuropathy, arteriosclerosis obliterans, residuals of transmetatarsal amputations of the left foot, COPD, and hyperuricemia, all claimed as diseases associated with herbicide exposure. The appeal is based on a lack of evidence supporting these conditions or their association with service.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service records were negative for any diagnosis related to the claimed disabilities, and there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during his active duty in the waters offshore Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy, Arteriosclerosis obliterans, Residuals of transmetatarsal amputations of the left foot, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Hyperuricemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2003
- Citation
- 0328194
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