The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus II, prostate disability (including prostate cancer), essential hypertension, ocular hypertension, kidney disease, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy have all been denied. The Board found that there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or any other event, injury, or disease related to the Veteran's claimed conditions.,The Board concluded that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for service connection as his claims are based on direct service connection and not on presumptive service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or any other event, injury, or disease related to the Veteran's claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus II, prostate disability (including prostate cancer), essential hypertension, ocular hypertension, kidney disease, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 15, 2022
- Citation
- A22023014
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- Granted
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