The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are denied as the evidence does not support a relationship between his current disabilities and his military service.,Service connection cannot be granted based on herbicide exposure, as there is no credible evidence that he was exposed to such agents during his service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's STRs do not show any diagnoses of the claimed conditions during service. There is also insufficient evidence to establish a relationship between his current disabilities and his military service.,There is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure, as the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam or on its inland waterways.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, hypertension, loss of feeling of the right hand, loss of feeling of the left hand, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, glaucoma and cataracts, discoloration of the hands, onychomycosis, recurrent fatty tumors on the neck
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18119639
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What this means for you
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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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