The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acute leukemia, bilateral upper neuropathy disability, bilateral lower neuropathy disability, and kidney failure disabilities due to lack of evidence showing exposure to herbicide agents during active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not have any documented exposure to herbicide agents such as Agent Orange during his service at Udorn RTAFB in Thailand. The Board found that the Veteran's statements regarding his period of active service were not entitled to significant probative weight and concluded he was not exposed to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute Leukemia, Bilateral Upper Neuropathy Disability, Bilateral Lower Neuropathy Disability, Kidney Failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19156321
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