The Board has determined that there is no evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand and the Veteran's claimed conditions are not related to his service. Therefore, service connection for urinary bladder cancer and colon polyps cannot be established.
The deciding factor: There was no credible evidence of herbicide exposure during service at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand, and there is no medical opinion linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Bladder Cancer, Colon Polyps
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1143207
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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