The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II and a skin disability as the evidence did not support a diagnosis of diabetes or establish a link between the Veteran's service and his current skin condition.
The deciding factor: There was no competent medical evidence to support a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The skin condition was found to be less likely than not related to the Veteran's service, with no specific mention of jungle rot or other conditions consistent with his service in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type II, skin disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0909166
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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