The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for pancreatitis and diabetes mellitus due to Agent Orange exposure, finding that new evidence supports this claim. The Veteran's pancreatitis is presumed related to his service due to Agent Orange exposure, while his diabetes mellitus developed as a result of his pancreatitis.
The deciding factor: The Board found the submitted evidence sufficient to reopen the claims and established that the Veteran's pancreatitis was presumptively related to his service exposure to Agent Orange. The diabetes mellitus is considered secondary to the pancreatitis.
- Claimed conditions
- pancreatitis, diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1013058
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What this means for you
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