The Veteran's claims of service connection for a bilateral eye condition, right hamstring injury, and right ankle condition have been reopened. However, the evidence does not establish herbicide exposure in Vietnam or any other location that would allow for presumptive service connection.,Service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide agent exposure has been denied as there is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims are pending because the evidence does not establish herbicide exposure in Vietnam or any other location that would allow for presumptive service connection.,Service connection for prostate cancer due to herbicide agent exposure has been denied as there is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Eye Condition, Right Hamstring Injury, Right Ankle Condition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1737555
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