The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for plasmacytoma, finding that there was no evidence of herbicide exposure during his service in Korea and thus denying the presumption-based claim. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish direct service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea, which precludes presumptive service connection under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- plasmacytoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 17, 2021
- Citation
- 21015314
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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