The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer as secondary to service-connected prostatitis, but denied claims for Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus type II based on herbicide agent exposure and/or radiation exposure. The claim for hernia and its residuals was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a direct link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service or any associated exposures, leading to denial of claims for Parkinson's disease and diabetes mellitus type II based on herbicide agent exposure and/or radiation exposure. The claim for hernia and its residuals was remanded due to insufficient medical examination.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, Parkinson's disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hernia and its residuals, anemia, GERD
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2023
- Citation
- A23028248
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