The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a connection between the Veteran's claimed conditions and his service, including herbicide exposure. The claims for service connection have been denied.
The deciding factor: There was insufficient evidence to establish a link between the Veteran's service, including presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam, and his diagnosed conditions of hemangioblastoma and clear cell renal cell carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- hemangioblastoma, clear cell renal cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 30, 2016
- Citation
- 1612979
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for clear cell renal cell carcinoma, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents in Korea. The PACT Act of 2022 extended the presumption of exposure to herbicide agents to include hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for residuals of brain tumor and headaches, but denied both claims as there is no evidence linking these conditions to service.
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