The Board denied service connection for myxofibrosarcoma, finding that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive exposure to herbicide agents and thus could not establish service connection based on a presumption of exposure. The Board also found insufficient evidence to support direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the Veteran's service in the Gulf of Tonkin and Yankee Station, while close to the coastline of Vietnam, did not meet the requirements for presumptive exposure under the Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act due to lack of documentation within 12 nautical miles of the Republic of Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- myxofibrosarcoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24052248
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- Granted
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