The Board denied service connection for numbness and tingling of the hands and feet, as well as a heart disability, both presumed to be due to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's symptoms were not found to have started during service or be related to his in-service exposures.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not establish that the Veteran’s current conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- numbness and tingling of the hands and feet, heart disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18149286
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