The veteran's rectal bleeding was not incurred in service, is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to service, and is not shown to have been caused by in-service herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The December 2007 examiner found that the rectal bleeding began well after his discharge from active duty and there was no evidence of an etiological relationship between herbicide exposure and the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- rectal bleeding
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814727
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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