The veteran's diabetes mellitus (Type II) is granted as service connected due to herbicide exposure during his Vietnam service.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on presumed exposure to herbicides in Vietnam, leading to the development of diabetes mellitus (Type II).
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus (Type II)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2008
- Citation
- 0831909
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.
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