The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, heart disability, psychiatric condition, and kidney condition as the evidence does not show these conditions were incurred or aggravated by active military service.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence showing that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Germany. The medical records do not support a finding of exposure to any other known causative agents for the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, heart disability, psychiatric condition, kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124874
What this means for you
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