The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of its onset during service or a relationship to any in-service disease or injury.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that DM was not present until many years after service and is not related to service or exposure to herbicide agents such as Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus (DM)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0905187
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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