The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gastrointestinal tumor and fatty tumors, finding no new and material evidence to reopen his previous denial. The RO also determined that any current fatty tumors are not related to military service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the veteran's gastrointestinal tumor did not fall within the presumptive diseases due to Agent Orange exposure, and concluded that any fatty tumors were unrelated to military service or herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- gastrointestinal tumor, fatty tumors
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0330435
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