The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for polyneuritis/polymyositis and metabolic myopathy, finding no new and material evidence to reopen the former claim of service connection for polyneuritis/polymyositis. The Board also found that there was insufficient evidence linking the claimed conditions to service or herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the veteran's current conditions and her period of active duty, including any potential herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- polyneuritis/polymyositis, metabolic myopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2003
- Citation
- 0334836
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to unclear relationships between the Veteran's service-connected metabolic myopathy and his CVA, erectile dysfunction. The cases will be reconsidered after obtaining an opinion on whether the service-connected condition contributed to or aggravated these conditions.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for metabolic myopathy, finding that there is no competent evidence of record linking his current condition to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's metabolic myopathy has worsened, and the Board is remanding for a VA examination to assess the current severity and etiology of any residuals such as erectile dysfunction and stroke. The TDIU claim is also being deferred due to its inextricability with the increased rating issue.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for metabolic myopathy, obstructive sleep apnea, and a respiratory disorder (including restrictive lung disease and asthma), finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active duty service.
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