The Board denied the appellant's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding no new and material evidence. The RO also denied service connection based on herbicide exposure, concluding that there was no evidence linking the condition to a period of active duty or ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the appellant did not have a period of active duty or ACDUTRA during which he could be considered for service connection due to his diabetes mellitus. The RO further concluded that there was no evidence linking the condition to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2005
- Citation
- 0523579
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What this means for you
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