The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Prostate Cancer, and Hypothyroidism. The evidence does not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to service.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II, COPD, prostate cancer, or hypothyroidism in the Veteran's medical records. The VA examiner found that the Veteran did not have these conditions and provided rationale based on his smoking history and other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Prostate Cancer, Hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2016
- Citation
- 1612266
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- Granted
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