The Veteran's appeal for high cholesterol has been withdrawn and dismissed.,The claim for an earlier effective date for CAD is denied as the earliest available effective date is October 4, 2011.,Celiac disease was not related to service.,Uncontrollable shaking of the head (benign essential tremors) was not related to service.,Peripheral neuropathy and allergic dermatitis were not related to service or presumed herbicide exposure.,Service connection for allergic dermatitis is denied as there is no evidence of a malignant tumor of the skin.

The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for high cholesterol before the Board could make a decision.,The earliest available effective date for CAD was October 4, 2011, more than one year after the liberalizing law adding CAD to the list of diseases associated with herbicide exposure took effect on August 31, 2010.,There is no medical evidence linking celiac disease to service.,The Veteran's uncontrollable shaking was not related to service and there is no medical evidence supporting this claim.,Peripheral neuropathy and allergic dermatitis were not linked to herbicide exposure or service.,Service connection for allergic dermatitis cannot be granted as there is no evidence of a malignant tumor of the skin.

Claimed conditions

high cholesterol, coronary artery disease (CAD), celiac disease, uncontrollable shaking of the head, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, allergic dermatitis

How they argued it

Presumptive (no nexus needed)

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 10, 2019

Citation

19191758

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