The Veteran's claims for psoriatic arthritis, digestive disorder, and diabetes mellitus have been denied. The Board found no evidence of herbicide exposure or service connection.

The deciding factor: There is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure in the Veteran's service records and his duties did not place him in defoliated areas during active service.

Claimed conditions

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How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

January 7, 2019

Citation

19101373