The Board found no evidence of exposure to herbicides during service and could not establish a well-grounded claim for service connection based on presumed exposure. The veteran's skin and eye conditions were not shown to be related to his military service.
The deciding factor: There was no documented exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides, nor any in-service diagnosis of the claimed skin and eye conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Skin Disorders, Eye Conditions
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2000
- Citation
- 0007249
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