The Board has dismissed the claim for service connection for residuals of a prostate condition. The claim for service connection for hypothyroidism is denied, and the claim for service connection for polycythemia vera is remanded due to a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the appellant's disabilities are related to his presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate condition, hypothyroidism, polycythemia vera
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2020
- Citation
- A20015445
What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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