The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple myeloma is dismissed.,Service connection for a skin disorder to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents or Camp Lejeune water is denied.,Service connection for chronic prostatitis to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents or Camp Lejeune water is denied.,Service connection for PTSD has been withdrawn by the Veteran, and service connection for a heart disorder to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents and Camp Lejeune water is remanded.,Service connection for a respiratory disorder to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents or Camp Lejeune water is remanded.,Service connection for a heart disorder to include as due to exposure to herbicide agents and Camp Lejeune water is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for multiple myeloma at his May 2017 hearing before the Board.,There is no evidence of record indicating that the Veteran’s actinic keratosis or squamous cell carcinoma was incurred in or caused by his active service, and neither disorder is entitled to a presumption of service connection through exposure to herbicide agents or Camp Lejeune water.,The Veteran does not have a diagnosis of prostatitis. There is no evidence of record indicating that the Veteran’s chronic prostatitis was incurred in or caused by his active service, and that disorder is not entitled to a presumption of service connection through exposure to herbicide agents or Camp Lejeune water.,During the pendency of this appeal, a VA regional office (RO) issued a rating decision granting service connection for the Veteran’s anxiety disorder, NOS and depressive disorder, NOS. The claim for PTSD is denied as it has been withdrawn by the Veteran.,The matter is remanded for further development to determine if any diagnosed respiratory disorder is etiologically linked to herbicide exposure or Camp Lejeune water exposure.,The matter is remanded for further development to determine if any diagnosed heart disorder is etiologically linked to herbicide exposure or Camp Lejeune water exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, skin disorder (actinic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma), prostatitis, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), respiratory disorder, heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18117992
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
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