The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those related to herbicide exposure, are denied as the evidence does not support a finding of current disability or a link between any claimed conditions and service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence showing current diagnoses for the claimed conditions, and the preponderance of the evidence indicates that these conditions were either not incurred in service or are not related to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- muscle spasms/pain in lower extremities, bilateral hearing loss disability, left ear cholesteatoma, bronchitis, peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities, skin rash of hands
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 19, 2017
- Citation
- 1746797
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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