The Board found that the Veteran's myelitis is not due to or a result of in-service herbicide exposure, nor any other occurrence or event related to service. Therefore, service connection for myelitis was denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence established that it is less than likely that the Veteran's myelitis is due to or a result of in-service herbicide exposure, or any other occurrence or event related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- myelitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1738760
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- Denied
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