The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was not incurred in service, nor may it be presumed due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection for hypertension is not warranted as there is no evidence of a current disability within one year after separation from service.,Erectile dysfunction and memory loss are not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by service. The Veteran's currently-shown conditions do not appear related to his military service.,The Veteran does not have a current chronic skin disorder.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of diabetes mellitus in service, and the condition was not shown within one year after separation from service. No medical opinion links the currently-shown disability to service.,Service treatment records do not reflect hypertension. The Veteran's current condition does not appear related to his military service.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction and memory loss are not shown to have been incurred or aggravated by service. There is no evidence of a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.,There is no evidence of a chronic skin disorder in service, and the currently-shown condition does not appear related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, erectile dysfunction (loss of sex drive), memory loss, skin condition (claimed as a skin rash)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2009
- Citation
- 0916662
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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