The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for left knee arthritis and Type II diabetes mellitus, finding that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims. The Board also found that there was no evidence of exposure to Agent Orange or other herbicide agents during service, precluding presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not submit new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the previously denied claim for left knee arthritis. Additionally, as the Veteran's period of service did not include duty in the Republic of Vietnam, he could not be presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents including Agent Orange, which precluded presumptive service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee arthritis, Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2010
- Citation
- 1007586
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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