The Board denied service connection for a back disability, finding no in-service occurrence and insufficient evidence linking the current condition to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for ischemic heart disease was dismissed as the benefits were already granted through his existing hypertensive cardiovascular disease rating.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no credible evidence showing a link between the back disability and service, including herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's claim of ischemic heart disease was moot because he had already been granted service connection for related conditions through his hypertensive cardiovascular disease rating.
- Claimed conditions
- back disability (to include degenerative joint disease), ischemic heart disease (to include coronary artery disease)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2022
- Citation
- 22055685
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