The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including diabetes mellitus, ED, right eye cataract, CAD, a busted eardrum with nerve damage, and a psychiatric disorder other than PTSD. The appeals were based on direct service connection rather than due to herbicide exposure or secondary to another condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service, including any potential secondary relationship to diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction (ED), right eye cataract, coronary artery disease (CAD), busted eardrum with nerve damage, psychiatric disorder other than PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2010
- Citation
- 1021719
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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