The Veteran's prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus were not shown to be related to service, including exposure to herbicides. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of actual in-service exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's sickle cell trait was determined to be a congenital defect without any superimposed disease or injury during service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence showing the Veteran had actual exposure to herbicides during service, and his prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus did not manifest within one year of separation from service.,The sickle cell trait was determined to be a congenital defect without any superimposed disease or injury in service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, sickle cell trait
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19116629
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
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