The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of ischemic heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus due to exposure to Agent Orange (AO). The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his military service.,The Veteran was exposed to AO during his first period of service in Germany. However, there is no direct evidence linking the current diagnoses to this exposure.

The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to establish a link between the diagnosed conditions and the Veteran's military service or exposure to Agent Orange.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Ischemic heart disease","diagnosis_notes":"Veteran has a diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy"}, {"condition_name":"Hypertension","diagnosis_notes":"The Veteran's hypertension did not begin during active service, was not manifested within one year following service discharge, and is not otherwise related to the Veteran’s active duty."}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes mellitus","diagnosis_notes":"The preponderance of the evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus began during active service, was manifested within one year following service discharge, and is not otherwise related to service."}

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 3, 2019

Citation

19100400