The Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a low back disorder and peripheral neuropathy, have been granted. The appeal regarding the respiratory disorder claim has been withdrawn by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted evidence requesting withdrawal of his appeal on the issue of entitlement to service connection for a respiratory disorder, to include as secondary to exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the colon, low back disorder, respiratory disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, multiple myeloma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2011
- Citation
- 1108825
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What this means for you
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