The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is presumed to have been incurred during active military service. The claims for PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, cardiac condition, and CFS were denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran had active duty in Vietnam, which presumptively establishes exposure to herbicides, leading to the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. Other claims were denied due to lack of evidence supporting a link between these conditions and service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Bilateral hearing loss, Tinnitus, Hypertension, claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, Cardiac condition, claimed as secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II, Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0906920
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for chronic headaches, CFS, dermatosis, bilateral RLS, a lumbar spine disability, and sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for allergic rhinitis.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, as there was no evidence of a current disability in the right ear and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the left ear hearing loss and service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and hypertension, to include as secondary to left orchiectomy, for further development in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to in-service noise exposure.
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