The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a respiratory disorder and hypertension due to exposure to herbicides. The Veteran's service on the USS Mispillion is also under review.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure, as well as the related claim of secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction. Additional development is needed to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service and to obtain private treatment records.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for erectile dysfunction due to hypertension and diabetes mellitus. The underlying issues of service connection for a respiratory disorder and hypertension are also under review.,The Board has remanded the issue of service connection for anemia, as it is related to a respiratory disorder.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service on the USS Mispillion and to obtain private treatment records.,The Board found that additional development is needed to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service, as well as to address the underlying claims of hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The NAS/IOM update found sufficient evidence of an association for hypertension and exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War.,The Board found that additional development is needed to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service, as well as to address the underlying claims of hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The NAS/IOM update found sufficient evidence of an association for hypertension and exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War.,The Board found that additional development is needed to determine whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service, as well as to address the underlying claims of hypertension and erectile dysfunction. The NAS/IOM update found sufficient evidence of an association for hypertension and exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam War.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disorder, hypertension, anemia, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20012365
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