The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and diabetes mellitus, both of which are linked to the veteran's service in Vietnam. The veteran's PTSD is related to an in-service stressor, while his diabetes mellitus is presumed due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a diagnosis of PTSD based on credible supporting evidence and a link between current symptoms and an in-service stressor. Diabetes mellitus was also found to be linked to the veteran's service in Vietnam due to exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0307287
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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