The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a genitourinary disability manifested by blood in the urine, finding that there was no direct or secondary relationship to his military service and specifically noting that Agent Orange exposure is not recognized as warranting presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no confirmed diagnosis of a genitourinary disability during service, and the preponderance of evidence does not support a link between the veteran's current condition and in-service herbicide exposure (Agent Orange).
- Claimed conditions
- genitourinary disability manifested by blood in the urine
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0607352
What this means for you
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