The Veteran's claim for service connection for soft tissue sarcoma involving the knees was denied as there is no current diagnosis of this condition and he did not serve in Vietnam. His exposure to herbicide agents during service does not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no current diagnosis of soft tissue sarcoma, which is a requirement for service connection. The Veteran's service was within the Gulf War era, but his claim cannot be granted based on presumed exposure to herbicides as he did not serve in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- soft tissue sarcoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2010
- Citation
- 1013341
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