The Veteran's heart disorder, thyroid disorder, and eye disorder were not found to be related to his military service. The skin disorder was not diagnosed until after separation from service and is presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure during service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current disability or any link between the Veteran's in-service exposures and his current conditions, including lack of pre-existing conditions that may be aggravated by service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder, Thyroid Disorder, Eye Disorder, Skin Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2010
- Citation
- 1003523
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