The Veteran's respiratory disability is granted as secondary to service, including exposures such as asbestos and herbicide. The right foot and prostate disabilities are also granted as secondary to service, including herbicide exposure. However, the gastrointestinal disability remains denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his in-service herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability, right foot disability, gastrointestinal disability, prostate disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22037546
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