The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board due to lack of evidence linking any claimed conditions to his military service.

The deciding factor: Service records and medical evidence did not support a link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"diabetes mellitus","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"right shoulder disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"chest disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"right leg disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"left leg disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"neck disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"bilateral hearing loss disability","status":"present but not service connected due to lack of evidence linking it to service"}, {"condition_name":"left shoulder disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}, {"condition_name":"skin disability","status":"not present in service and not etiologically related to service"}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

August 1, 2006

Citation

0622855

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