The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is not service-connected as it was not diagnosed during or after service and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's colon polyps are not service-connected due to lack of a diagnosis in service, and the current condition is not related to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is not service-connected as it is not caused by his service-connected PTSD. The examiner found no causal relationship between the two conditions.,The Veteran's hypertension is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of ischemic heart disease, and there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during service. The polyps were first diagnosed many years after service.,The Veteran's colon polyps are not presumed to be related to herbicide exposure as colon cancer is not included among the list of diseases associated with herbicide exposure. There is also no current diagnosis of a gastrointestinal disorder in service or post-service.,There is no evidence that the erectile dysfunction was caused by PTSD, and the Veteran's medical records do not mention ED during service. The examiner found no causal relationship between PTSD and ED.,The hypertension is not proximately due to or aggravated by PTSD as there is no causal relationship between hypertension and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, gastrointestinal disorder (colon polyps), erectile dysfunction, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18133768
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