The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, fungal infections of the feet, migraine headaches, and a disability manifested by insomnia. The decision states that there is no evidence of exposure to herbicide agents during service and thus no presumption applies.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not serve in Vietnam or any area where herbicide agents were used, and therefore cannot establish direct service connection for the claimed disabilities based on presumed exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, fungal infection of the feet, migraine headaches, disability manifested by insomnia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18136126
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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