Agent Orange-Related Claims Trainee Handouts

provisions of 38 CFR 3.307 and 3.309 to apply to a claim for service connection. In the absence of conceded or confirmed “exposure”, claims for S/C for those disabilities can only be considered on a direct basis (i.e., incurred in or aggravated by service and shown in SMR’s or diagnosed to a compensable degree within one year of discharge). ................
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