The Board has denied service connection for lung disability (pulmonary nodules) and prostate disability (benign prostatic hyperplasia), finding that the evidence does not support a link between these conditions and service, including any potential exposure to asbestos or herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found no causal relationship between the Veteran's current diagnoses of pulmonary nodules and benign prostatic hyperplasia and his in-service exposures (asbestos and/or herbicide agents).
- Claimed conditions
- lung disability (pulmonary nodules), prostate disability (benign prostatic hyperplasia)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2023
- Citation
- A23035611
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