The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a respiratory disorder, as there was no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides in Vietnam and insufficient medical evidence linking his current conditions to service.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicides during service, and the veteran has not provided sufficient medical evidence to link his current respiratory disorders to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic obstructive lung disease, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2000
- Citation
- 0009341
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