The Veteran's body aches, including degenerative changes in the hips and neck, are not considered to be related to herbicide exposure during service. The Board found that there is no evidence of such relationship.
The deciding factor: VA examiners determined that the Veteran’s current conditions were not incurred or aggravated by his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- body aches, degenerative changes in the hips and neck
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2021
- Citation
- 21024739
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