The Veteran's heart condition is not related to service or a service-connected disability. The claims for diabetes mellitus, eye conditions, foot conditions, hip conditions, leg conditions, hand conditions, arm conditions, and back disabilities are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's heart condition is not shown to be related to any service-connected disability. The claims for diabetes mellitus, eye conditions, foot conditions, hip conditions, leg conditions, hand conditions, arm conditions, and back disabilities are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Condition, Eye Condition, Right Foot Condition, Left Foot Condition, Right Hip Condition, Left Hip Condition, Left Leg Condition, Right Hand Condition, Left Hand Condition, Right Arm Condition, Left Arm Condition, Back Disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 18, 2010
- Citation
- 1022639
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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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