The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including nicotine dependency, thyroid disorder, kidney disorder, GERD, diabetes mellitus, type II, hepatitis C and its residuals, peripheral artery disease, high blood pressure (also claimed as hypertension), COPD, multiple myeloma, chronic anemia, coronary arteriosclerosis disease, erectile dysfunction, and back disorder. The Board found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence was against a finding that any of the claimed conditions began during service or were otherwise etiologically related to service, including exposure to toxic herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- nicotine dependency, thyroid disorder (characterized as thyroid disease), kidney disorder (characterized as decreased kidney function and claimed as chronic kidney disease), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), diabetes mellitus, type II, hepatitis C and its residuals, peripheral artery disease, high blood pressure (also claimed as hypertension), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), multiple myeloma, chronic anemia, coronary arteriosclerosis disease, erectile dysfunction, back disorder (characterized as a chronic back condition, to include as secondary to multiple myeloma)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2021
- Citation
- A21016363
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