The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected PTSD warrants a 100 percent rating, effective October 15, 1996. The claims for service connection for Type II diabetes, chronic lung disorder, chronic skin disorder, and heart disorder are denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not serve in the Republic of Vietnam and thus cannot be presumed exposed to herbicide agents. There is also insufficient evidence linking any claimed conditions to service or to exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes, chronic lung disorder, chronic skin disorder, heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2002
- Citation
- 0212554
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