The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for immune system condition, circulatory system condition, prostate condition, and skin rash as there is no competent evidence of record establishing that these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no current diagnosis of an immune system condition or circulatory system condition found in the medical records. The Veteran's prostate condition was not related to service due to lack of a link between the enlarged prostate and service. The skin rash was not linked to Agent Orange exposure as it was diagnosed after service.
- Claimed conditions
- immune system condition, circulatory system condition, prostate condition, skin rash
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002133
What this means for you
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