The Veteran's claims for service connection for prostate and lung disabilities have been denied due to lack of evidence showing a current disability. The claims for thyroid, erectile dysfunction, eye, skin, low white blood cell count, colon polyps, and pericardial cyst were not addressed as they are not related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records do not show any diagnosis of prostate or lung disabilities. There is no current evidence of thyroid nodules, erectile dysfunction, eye disability, skin disability, low white blood cell count, colon polyps, or pericardial cyst.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate disability, Lung disability, Thyroid disability, Erectile dysfunction, Eye disability, Skin disability, Low white blood cell count, Colon polyps, Pericardial cyst
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2018
- Citation
- 1814359
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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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's IBS with chronic diarrhea and colon polyps are granted an initial 30 percent rating. The Board has remanded the service connection claims for hypertension, psychiatric disability, and skin cancer due to incomplete evidence.
- Whole decision: Denied
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