The Veteran's heart disorder, cyst of the tongue, and lung nodule were not found to be related to his service or exposure to Agent Orange. The Board denied these claims.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder (claimed as ischemic heart disease), cyst of the tongue, lung nodule
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1756900
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lung disability, including COPD and lung nodule, is found to be related to his service. Service connection for this condition is granted.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's respiratory condition, including interstitial lung disease, pulmonary fibrosis, asthma and lung nodule, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service Agent Orange exposure.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the VA medical opinions are inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's sarcoidosis, COPD, and lung nodules disabilities.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for a lung nodule, concluding that there was no evidence of a current lung nodule during the pendency of the claim.
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