The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a neck disability, hearing loss, or prostate cancer that is attributable to his periods of active military service. However, it is as likely as not that the Veteran's prostate cancer is related to herbicide exposure during his period of active military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the current disabilities to the Veteran's service and provided an opinion supporting this conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- neck disability, hearing loss, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1007743
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What this means for you
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