Blue To Brownwater Navy Vet

[Berta]

http://www.va.gov/vetapp09/files2/0912803.txt

Fabulous case

“Regarding the first element, the record shows that the Veteran served aboard the USS Towers in Vietnam waters. Part of the ship's operations involved movement inside the DaNang Harbor. DaNang Harbor appears to be located on an interior river. The city of DaNang is surrounded by an interior bay, as opposed to having direct open sea access. The Veteran reported being only a few feet from the soil while aboard the USS Towers in the DaNang Harbor. The Board finds that the evidence shows service in the interior waters of Vietnam, and consequently, the Veteran meets the requisite Vietnam service for entitlement to a presumption of herbicide exposure. 38 C.F.R. § 3.307; Haas, supra.” this is the way for BWVs to prove Vietnam Service prerequisite.