The Board denied service connection for anemia, finding that the Veteran's condition is not related to his military service or exposure to Agent Orange. The evidence does not support a link between the current diagnosis of anemia and any incident of active duty service.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence demonstrating that the Veteran’s anemia is related to service, and the opinions of the July 2010 and February 2018 VA examiners are given significant probative value as they are based on a review of the Veteran's medical history and supported by the evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- anemia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18142657
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