The Board has determined that the Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus, which is presumed due to his service in Vietnam and herbicide exposure, contributed to his death from coronary artery disease. As a result, the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran had type II diabetes mellitus, which was presumptively related to his service in Vietnam due to herbicide exposure, and this condition contributed to his fatal coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1021905
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus to address a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA not requesting private treatment records.
- Granted
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