The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a right foot disorder, right knee disorder, heart disorder, prostatitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and degenerative disc disease of the spine. The decision also addressed service connection on a secondary basis for Meniere's Disease.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Right Foot Disorder, Right Knee Disorder, Heart Disorder, Prostatitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) of the Spine - Except Lumbar Spine, Meniere's Disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1015041
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What this means for you
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