The Board denied service connection for essential hypertension, asthmatic bronchitis and seborrheic keratosis as the preponderance of evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a link between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active service, including any exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- essential hypertension, asthmatic bronchitis, seborrheic keratosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2009
- Citation
- 0910487
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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