The Board found that the veteran did not have in-service exposure to Agent Orange and thus could not establish service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type 2, based on herbicide exposure. The current diagnosis of diabetes was also not shown to be related to service.
The deciding factor: There is no competent evidence showing the veteran had in-service exposure to Agent Orange or that his current diabetes mellitus, Type 2, is causally related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type 2
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2008
- Citation
- 0835680
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