The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), chronic sinusitis, bladder neck contracture with median lobe hypertrophy, bilateral defective hearing, chronic tinnitus, right and left knee disabilities, a skin disorder, unspecified dental condition, and a disorder characterized by loss of libido or sex drive. The Board found that these conditions were not incurred in service or as the result of exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any current diagnoses for the claimed conditions, nor was there sufficient medical evidence linking them to service or exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), chronic sinusitis, bladder neck contracture with median lobe hypertrophy, bilateral defective hearing, chronic tinnitus, right knee disability, left knee disability, skin disorder, unspecified dental condition, disorder characterized by loss of libido or sex drive, arthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2006
- Citation
- 0639174
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What this means for you
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