The Board denied service connection for tremors and spasms, adult acne (rosacea), chronic fatigue, and bilateral leg pain on the basis of exposure to radiation, herbicides, and other chemicals. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing actual exposure or a positive association with such exposures.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide credible evidence of actual exposure to herbicides or ionizing radiation during service, nor could he establish a nexus between his claimed conditions and such exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- tremors, spasms, adult acne (rosacea), chronic fatigue, bilateral leg pain
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2010
- Citation
- 1027117
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