The Veteran's claims for service connection for heart disease, prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral eye condition (cataracts) have been denied as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or any other basis for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service, and thus could not establish a link between his current conditions and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Heart Disease, Prostate Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II, Bilateral Eye Condition (Cataracts)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21071969
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