The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia, finding no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents during his service aboard the USS John F. Kennedy and thus not warranting a presumption of exposure under VA regulations.
The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence showing that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicide agents during his service on the USS John F. Kennedy, which precludes application of the presumptive provisions for such exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1231157
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