The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence linking them to his active military service, including exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The competent medical evidence did not show a relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the veteran's active duty or exposure to herbicides during that time.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, right arm and hand wound with nerve damage, prostate gland condition, personality disorder, jungle rot on the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2008
- Citation
- 0815158
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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