The Veteran's claim for hepatitis C was denied due to lack of evidence linking the condition to service. The new evidence submitted does not relate to this issue.,Prostate cancer was denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure or a link to Agent Orange exposure, and the preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that prostate cancer is related to service.,Type II diabetes mellitus was denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service. The Veteran's claim for hearing loss was also denied.,Low back disorder was denied as there is no evidence of a chronic condition in service or a link to service, and the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence to reopen his low back disorder claim.,The Veteran's hearing loss claim was denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service, including due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatitis C, prostate cancer, type II diabetes mellitus, low back disorder, hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165331
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