The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for atherosclerotic vascular disease and atherosclerosis of the aorta, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his in-service herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that there is no causal link between the Veteran's atherosclerotic vascular disease and atherosclerosis of the aorta and his in-service herbicide agent exposure based on the scientific consensus from the 2018 update to the National Academy of Sciences' (NAS) report, 'Veterans and Agent Orange,' which concluded there was inadequate or insufficient evidence of an association between herbicide agents and these conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic vascular disease, atherosclerosis of the aorta
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2023
- Citation
- 23019776
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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