The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is granted as presumed to have been incurred in service due to herbicide exposure. The remaining claims for secondary conditions are remanded.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus, type II was granted based on the presumption of service connection for veterans exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam era. The other claims were remanded for further development and examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Erectile dysfunction, Protein C deficiency, Hypertension, Chronic renal insufficiency, Heart disorder (coronary artery disease, status post myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass graft, and automatic implantable cardioverter/defibrillator), Eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0813290
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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