The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for gout and a liver disorder, finding that there was no evidence to support these claims. The claim of service connection for residuals of prostate cancer was also denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the claimed conditions to the veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"gout","claimed_conditions":["secondary to service-connected prostate cancer"]}, {"condition_name":"liver disorder","claimed_conditions":["secondary to service-connected prostate cancer","secondary to herbicide exposure during service"]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2006
- Citation
- 0618249
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What this means for you
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