The Veteran's idiopathic thrombocarpurpa was not linked to herbicide exposure during active service or otherwise linked to disease or injury incurred or aggravated in active service, and was not caused or aggravated by service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD).
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it was less likely than not that the Veteran's idiopathic thrombocarpurpa was related to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2017
- Citation
- 1710854
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral foot numbness, diabetes mellitus, pseudomonas bacterial infection, nocardia bacterial infection, kidney disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and necrotizing lymphadenitis are all denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or chronicity within one year post-service separation.,The Veteran's service connection claim for diabetes mellitus was denied because he does not have a current diagnosis of the condition. The Board found that his intermittent episodes of low glucose levels were due to idiopathic thrombocytopenia, not diabetes.,For pseudomonas bacterial infection, nocardia bacterial infection, kidney disease, idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, and necrotizing lymphadenitis, the Veteran's service treatment records are negative for any diagnoses of these conditions. None manifested to a compensable degree within one year post-service separation.,The Board found that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in service or during the presumptive period.
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