The Veteran's thyroid disorder resolved before the claim was filed, and there is no current disability or functional impairment of earning capacity from such at any time since the claim was filed.,The Veteran's lower extremity skin diseases were not manifest in service or within one year of separation, and are unrelated to service. The Board found that they were not due to herbicide agent exposure.,There is no current disability for heart disease, and the Board concluded that it was not related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's thyroid disorder resolved before the claim was filed, and there is no evidence of a current disability or functional impairment from such at any time since the claim was filed.,The lower extremity skin diseases were not manifest in service or within one year of separation, and are unrelated to service. The Board found that they were not due to herbicide agent exposure.,There is no current disability for heart disease, and the Board concluded that it was not related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Thyroid Disorder, Lower Extremity Skin Diseases (including seborrheic keratosis and squamous cell carcinoma), Heart Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22012868
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