The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for asthma, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, chemical sensitivity, congestive heart failure, and small ischemic vessel disease, including strokes, all to include as due to exposure to Agent Orange. The appeals were not decided on a direct basis but rather based on presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no credible evidence associating the disabilities with exposure to Agent Orange or service origin and thus denied the claims under the presumption of exposure to herbicides used in the Republic of Vietnam during the Vietnam era.
- Claimed conditions
- asthma, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, chemical sensitivity, congestive heart failure, small ischemic vessel disease, including strokes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 31, 2009
- Citation
- 0928740
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