The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of prostate cancer and a skin condition due to herbicide exposure are denied as there is no evidence of herbicide exposure during service, and the conditions did not manifest within one year of separation from service or are otherwise attributable to service.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of herbicide exposure in Korea, and the Veteran's service treatment records do not show any complaints, diagnoses, or manifestations of prostate cancer or a skin condition during service. The conditions were not shown to have manifested within one year of separation from service.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of prostate cancer, skin condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2015
- Citation
- 1542764
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