The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of evidence showing herbicide exposure during his service aboard the USS Constellation, and thus, he is not entitled to the presumption of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide credible evidence that he was exposed to herbicides in Vietnam or on board the USS Constellation. His statements are inconsistent with the circumstances of his service and without independent corroboration cannot serve to prove herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of all extremities, peripheral vascular disease of both legs, vertebral artery stenosis, a disability of the skin, benign prostatic hypertrophy, postoperative valvular heart disease, glaucoma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, organic impotence
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1623114
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