The Board denied service connection for extramammary Paget's disease, finding that the condition did not begin during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease. The preponderance of evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's exposure to Agent Orange and his current diagnosis.
The deciding factor: The July 2014 VA examiner found no published evidence linking extramammary Paget’s disease to Agent Orange exposure, and the Board agreed with this finding as adequate.
- Claimed conditions
- extramammary Paget's disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19176234
What this means for you
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