Citation Nr: 20003264 Decision Date: 01/14/20 Archive Date: 01/14/20 DOCKET NO. 17-11 667 DATE: January 14, 2020 REMANDED Service connection for erectile dysfunction, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure is remanded. Service connection for ischemic heart disease, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure is remanded. Service connection for prostate cancer, to include as due to Agent Orange exposure is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served in the United States Air Force from April 1968 to December 1971. The issues are on appeal from a July 2016 rating decision. Service connections for erectile dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, and prostate cancer, due to Agent Orange exposure is remanded. The Veteran contends that his diagnosed erectile dysfunction, ischemic heart disease, and prostate cancer are due to Agent Orange exposure while stationed at the Takhli and Korat Royal Thai Air Force Airbases (RTAB) from June 1970 to June 1971. In July 2016, the Joint Services Records Research Center (JSCRRC) issued a memo stating that the Veteran had not provided enough information to corroborate active duty service in an area with potential Agent Orange exposure and that further attempts would be futile. The Veteran has submitted additional evidence and testified with specific details on his military occupational specialty (MOS) duties and recreational activities while posted at Takhli and Korat RTAB during the Vietnam War. The Veteran’s military personnel records show he was an aircraft repairman at Takhli and Korat RTABs during the Vietnam War. Notably, the Veteran submitted Section Five of the Army Field Manual – Tactical Employment of Herbicides which establishes a 500-meter buffer as a standoff distance for Agent Orange exposure; and Department of the Air Force Master Plan Base Map of Takhli and Korat RTABs with an “X” identifying where the Veteran was located on a daily basis at each base – both within the 500-meter buffer. The Veteran testified that he would back his truck to the perimeter fence to allow aircraft to land between takeoffs at both RTABs; and that he jogged along the perimeter fence three to four times a week with a group. On remand, the regional office (RO) should attempt to verify Agent Orange exposure with the JSRRC with the new evidence and the Veteran’s testimony. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. Refer the Veteran’s pertinent information to the JSRRC with a request for verification of exposure to herbicides. Any requested follow up action(s) should be completed and all attempts at verification should be documented in the claims file. (Continued on next page) 2. Readjudicate the appeals. L. M. BARNARD Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board Department of Veterans Affairs The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential, and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.