The Veteran's vertigo, claimed as dizzy spells, is not service-connected due to lack of evidence linking the condition to his military service.,Ischemic heart disease and prostate cancer are not service-connected because there is no evidence that they were incurred during or aggravated by service. The Veteran worked in Vietnam but was not exposed to herbicides.,Prostate cancer is also not service-connected as it did not have its onset in service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's vertigo and his military service, nor do they indicate that ischemic heart disease or prostate cancer were incurred during service.,There was no direct evidence linking ischemic heart disease to service. The Veteran worked in Vietnam but there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. Prostate cancer did not have its onset during service.,Prostate cancer was not linked to service as it did not occur within a year of the Veteran's last period of active duty and there is no other evidence linking it to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- vertigo, ischemic heart disease, prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19159516
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