The Board found that the Veteran's hypertension and erectile dysfunction were not incurred in service or due to herbicide agent exposure. The Board also determined that the Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to November 5, 2014.
The deciding factor: VA examinations indicated no direct service connection for hypertension and ED, and the examiner concluded that PTSD and CAD were unlikely to have caused or aggravated these conditions. The Board found insufficient evidence to establish service connection based on herbicide exposure as well.
- Claimed conditions
- Hypertension, Erectile Dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2017
- Citation
- 1745554
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- Granted
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- Denied
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