The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pulmonary vascular disease and primary (AL) amyloidosis, finding no current diagnosis of either condition and insufficient evidence to link them to service or exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no current diagnosis of pulmonary vascular disease or primary (AL) amyloidosis in the Veteran's medical records. The Board also noted that the Veteran had not been diagnosed with AL amyloidosis at any time during the period on appeal, and that a negative workup for amyloidosis following an MRI in 2010/2011 made it less likely that it was caused or aggravated by herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- pulmonary vascular disease, primary (AL) amyloidosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2023
- Citation
- A23037195
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- Remanded (sent back)
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