The Veteran's current disabilities, including monoclonal gammopathy and peripheral neuropathy, are not related to his exposure to Coolanol during service.,Service connection for left finger numbness and right finger numbness due to exposure to Coolanol is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current disabilities to his in-service exposure to Coolanol. The VA examiners concluded that the conditions are more likely related to other factors such as age, genetic predisposition, and personal history of autoimmune diseases.
- Claimed conditions
- Monoclonal gammopathy, Left finger numbness, Right finger numbness, Left lower extremity demyelinating neuropathy, Right lower extremity demyelinating neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18157004
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically whether his hypertensive heart disease and diastolic heart failure are related to in-service toxic exposures and whether they contributed substantially or materially to his death.
- Denied
The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's service-connected monoclonal gammopathy, finding that the condition is stable with no associated symptoms or impairment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient development of evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically his monoclonal gammopathy.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for monoclonal gammopathy and hypertension, as well as a psychiatric disability other than the already-service connected depressive disorder (PTSD), and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.
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