The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, tinea cruris, and testicular cancer due to exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Diabetes mellitus is presumed based on the veteran's service in Vietnam. Tinea cruris is found to be aggravated by the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus. Testicular cancer is considered to have been caused by the veteran's exposure to Agent Orange.
The deciding factor: The Board applied the provisions of the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 and determined that there was sufficient evidence to grant service connection for diabetes mellitus, tinea cruris, and testicular cancer based on presumptive exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. The veteran's claims were granted as they met the criteria for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, tinea cruris, testicular cancer
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 31, 2002
- Citation
- 0205641
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