The Board denied service connection for idiopathic neuropathy and peripheral neuropathy, hyperlipidemia, and a chronic cough as secondary to Agent Orange exposure or diabetes mellitus. The veteran's conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current conditions to his military service or to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic cough, hyperlipidemia, idiopathic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0621672
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