The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis B and C, chronic dermatitis, actinic keratosis, and monoclonal gammopathy. The veteran was presumed to have been exposed to herbicides in Vietnam, but there is no current diagnosis of any disease or condition that would qualify for a presumption of service connection based on exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The veteran's claims were denied as he did not provide evidence of a current disability and the Board found no presumptive diseases applicable to his conditions based on presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Hepatitis B and C, Chronic Dermatitis, Actinic Keratosis, Monoclonal Gammopathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2007
- Citation
- 0718858
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