The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Stargardt disease and acoustic neuroma, both of which were not found to be related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: There was no medical evidence linking the veteran's disabilities to his alleged herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Stargardt disease, residuals of acoustic neuroma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2003
- Citation
- 0308524
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What this means for you
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