The Board found no evidence that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides during service, and thus could not grant service connection for any of his claimed conditions on a presumptive basis. The Board also determined that there is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for any of these conditions based on direct or secondary service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not show exposure to herbicides during service, and the presumption of exposure applicable to Vietnam-era veterans does not apply in this case. There is no competent evidence that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while stationed at McCoy Air Force Base, nor any evidence linking his claimed conditions to such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- vascular disorder, thrombophlebitis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0930880
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