The Veteran's claim for service connection for abdominal aneurism was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability and the Board found that his abdominal aneurism did not have its onset in, or is otherwise related to service including as a result of presumed exposure to herbicide agents.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for high blood pressure as a result of exposure to herbicide agents was remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the pre-existing condition may have been aggravated by his military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is no current diagnosis of an abdominal aneurism and that the Veteran's claim cannot be sustained without a current disability. The Veteran did not provide any competent evidence establishing or even indicating that an etiological connection existed between the abdominal aneurism and his in-service herbicide agent exposure.,The VA examiner was unable to determine whether the pre-existing hypertension was aggravated during service as a result of herbicide agent exposure, due to lack of objective medical evidence prior to or during active duty. The Board found that there is sufficient evidence of an association between exposure to herbicide agents and hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- abdominal aneurism, high blood pressure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 28, 2022
- Citation
- 22042973
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