The Board denied service connection for lung disability, multiple myeloma, and hypertension due to exposure to herbicide agents and/or asbestos. The Veteran's lung disability was not linked to his in-service herbicide agent exposure or asbestos exposure.,Service connection for multiple myeloma could not be established as the Veteran did not have documented service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Board found no competent evidence linking the Veteran’s current lung disability, multiple myeloma, and hypertension to his in-service herbicide agent or asbestos exposure. The Veteran's COPD was attributed to smoking rather than herbicide agents or asbestos.,There is no documented service in Vietnam for multiple myeloma, thus precluding presumptive service connection based on herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"lung disability","claimed_conditions":["pulmonary/lungs"]}, {"condition_name":"multiple myeloma","claimed_conditions":["multiple myeloma"]}, {"condition_name":"hypertension","claimed_conditions":["hypertension"]}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20073075
What this means for you
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