The Board denied service connection for a heart disorder due to Agent Orange exposure because the Veteran did not submit new evidence supporting his claim of in-service exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was previously found not exposed to Agent Orange during service, and no new evidence has been submitted to support this claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disorder (Coronary Artery Disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2018
- Citation
- 18131896
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