The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a liver disorder and jaw disorder, both claimed as secondary to Agent Orange exposure. The preponderance of the evidence does not support these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show that any current liver or jaw disorders are related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- liver disorder, jaw disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2006
- Citation
- 0615276
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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