The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus with complications of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and peripheral neuropathy as there was no evidence that he had been present on the landmass or inland waters of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict.
The deciding factor: There is no reliable evidence to establish that the Veteran had actually been present at some point on the landmass or the inland waters of Vietnam during the Vietnam conflict, and thereby entitled to the presumption of service connection for diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus with complications of coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, and peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2009
- Citation
- 0910267
What this means for you
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