The Board has granted service connection for ischemic heart disease due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty. The claim for transverse myelitis is remanded as the evidence does not establish a direct relationship with service.,Service connection was granted for ischemic heart disease based on presumptive exposure to herbicides, but the claim for transverse myelitis remains pending due to lack of direct evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's ischemic heart disease is presumed to be related to his military service due to exposure to herbicide agents. The claim for transverse myelitis cannot be granted based on presumptive exposure as it does not meet the criteria for such diseases.,Transverse myelitis was diagnosed in 1970, and while there is a presumption of exposure to Agent Orange, the evidence does not establish a direct relationship with service. The claim must be remanded to obtain an opinion regarding its etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease, transverse myelitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19143538
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