The VA denied the veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, stating that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam and thus no presumption of service connection applies.
The deciding factor: There is no objective evidence of actual duty or visitation in Vietnam, which is required for presumptive service connection based on Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0621384
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, which is presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Okinawa, Japan.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claims for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death and entitlement to DIC. The Board needs more medical evidence to decide if the Veteran's cardiac issues are related to his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for prostate carcinoma, peripheral neuropathy, heart disorder (including ischemic heart disease), and carotid artery disease with blurred vision and numbness to side of face, arm, and leg with dizziness and loss of coordination due to herbicide exposure during service in Korea.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VCAA notice and confirmation of Vietnam service. The veteran's prostate carcinoma claim is related to herbicide exposure in Vietnam.
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