The Veteran's service connection claim for IPF, claimed as due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, was denied by the Board. The medical evidence did not show a causal link between his service and the development of IPF.
The deciding factor: The opinion provided by the VA medical expert found insufficient evidence to support the veteran's claim that his post-service interstitial pulmonary fibrosis is related to his service time in Vietnam, including presumed exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2011
- Citation
- 1117394
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