The Veteran's claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder, an enlarged prostate, and a neurological disorder due to herbicide exposure were denied as there is no evidence of these conditions during or within one year after service. The Board found that the current diagnoses are not related to active duty service.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service diagnosis or treatment for any of the claimed disorders, and the Veteran's symptoms did not manifest until many years post-service.
- Claimed conditions
- Respiratory Disorder, Prostate Disorder, Neurological Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 24, 2009
- Citation
- 0927650
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted an increased initial rating of 70 percent, and TDIU and SMC were also granted from January 26, 2016. Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper and lower extremities, prostate disorder, sleep apnea, and Parkinson's-like symptoms was denied.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including considering new evidence associated with the file since the April 2016 rating decision.
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