The veteran's service connection claim for Type 2 diabetes mellitus, including as due to exposure to herbicides in Vietnam, is denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection.
The deciding factor: The veteran served off the coast of Vietnam but was never stationed or visited within the Republic of Vietnam. His claim for service connection based on herbicide exposure could not be granted as there is no evidence of such exposure and diabetes mellitus is not one of the diseases presumed to have been incurred due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0626979
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, a presumptive disability based on herbicide exposure, and also granted service-connected burial benefits.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for Type 2 diabetes mellitus based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his active duty in Vietnam.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right and left knee disabilities, tinnitus, and hypertension. Type 2 diabetes mellitus was denied, as were claims for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and gout. Rheumatoid arthritis and a back disability are also being remanded.
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