The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for arteriosclerosis, finding that there was no evidence linking his current condition to service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Board concluded that the Veteran did not have a chronic disease during service and that any arteriosclerosis he currently has is more likely related to other risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, and hypertension.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no evidence linking the current arteriosclerosis to service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Board agreed with this conclusion based on the lack of a chronic disease during service and the presence of other risk factors for arteriosclerosis.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2020
- Citation
- 20078116
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