The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to his Vietnam-era exposure. Service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder is denied as the evidence does not meet the criteria for this diagnosis. Service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is also denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus was diagnosed and found to manifest within one year of presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam, qualifying for presumptive service connection under VA regulations. The March 2007 VA examination did not diagnose PTSD or depressive disorder based on DSM-IV-TR criteria, thus denying these claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Depressive Disorder
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- February 17, 2010
- Citation
- 1005773
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