The Veteran's seizures were not incurred during active duty and did not result from an in-service injury, illness, or event.,The Veteran has dermatofibromas that were not incurred during active duty and did not result from an in-service injury, illness, or event.,The Veteran’s kidney disorder was not incurred during active duty and did not result from an in-service injury, illness, or event.,The benign masses on the Veteran's right testicle that required an orchiotomy were not incurred during active duty and did not result from an in-service injury, illness, or event.
The deciding factor: No etiological relationship exists between the Veteran’s seizures and his active duty service.,The medical literature does not indicate any relationship between dermatofibromas and herbicide exposure.,There is no indication of a kidney-related pathology during service or at the time of separation examination.,The examiner concluded that it is less likely as not that the Veteran’s orchiotomy was necessitated by his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- Seizures, Skin Disorder (previously as skin rash), Kidney Disorder, Residuals Associated with Removal of the Right Testicle
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21011936
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What this means for you
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