The Veteran is granted service connection for multiple myeloma as due to herbicide exposure.,Service connection is also granted for bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy as secondary to his service-connected multiple myeloma.,However, the Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, finding no evidence linking it to service or any other condition.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction was not found to be due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had actual contact with herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and this was conceded based on the proximity of his duties near the base perimeter. Multiple myeloma is presumed for veterans exposed to herbicides.,The bilateral upper and lower extremity radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy are found to be secondary to multiple myeloma, which has been granted as due to herbicide exposure.,There was no evidence linking erectile dysfunction to service or any other condition. The Veteran's claim for a nexus to herbicide exposure is not supported by the medical record.,The Board did not find any evidence connecting the Veteran’s erectile dysfunction to his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple myeloma, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy/peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19160692
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