The Board denied service connection for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, finding no evidence of in-service exposure to Agent Orange or a link between the veteran's current conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not serve in Vietnam and there was no credible evidence linking his prostate cancer or diabetes mellitus to any incident during his active service, including exposure to Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2008
- Citation
- 0814501
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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