The veteran's arthritis of multiple joints, including the back, neck, left shoulder, and knees was not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service nor is it due to Agent Orange exposure.,Leukocytosis and hypolipoproteinemia were not incurred in or aggravated by wartime service nor are they due to Agent Orange exposure.,Arthritis of the right shoulder was not attributable to Agent Orange exposure.,The RO's May 1994 rating decision denying service connection for headaches, due to Agent Orange exposure is final. New and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen this claim.,The RO's January 2000 rating decision denying service connection for heart disorder, due to Agent Orange exposure is final. New and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen this claim.
The deciding factor: There was no positive association between the veteran's arthritis of multiple joints, including the back, neck, left shoulder, and knees, and Agent Orange exposure.,The veteran did not provide new and material evidence that leukocytosis and hypolipoproteinemia were incurred in or aggravated by wartime service nor are they due to Agent Orange exposure.,There was no positive association between the veteran's arthritis of the right shoulder and Agent Orange exposure.,The RO denied service connection for headaches, due to Agent Orange exposure, as there was no positive association with Agent Orange exposure. The veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of the denial.,The RO denied service connection for heart disorder, due to Agent Orange exposure, as there was no positive association with Agent Orange exposure. The veteran did not submit new and material evidence within one year of the denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of multiple joints (including back, neck, left shoulder, and knees), Leukocytosis and hypolipoproteinemia, Arthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2004
- Citation
- 0433137
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