The Board denied the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for primary biliary cirrhosis, finding no evidence linking his condition to his active military service or presumed exposure to herbicides such as Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no association between the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his primary biliary cirrhosis, and there is no medical evidence linking the condition to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- primary biliary cirrhosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0510889
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- Denied
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