The Board denied service connection for prostate disability, chronic pancreatitis, and GERD, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current disabilities were not shown to be related to his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate disability, chronic pancreatitis, GERD
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2019
- Citation
- A19002218
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Granted
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