The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition. The Board also found that diabetes mellitus, which was presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, may be secondary to CAD, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and retinopathy.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his military service. Regarding diabetes mellitus, which was presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, the Board found it likely secondary to CAD, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, erectile dysfunction, and retinopathy.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension (HTN), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, erectile dysfunction, retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1023338
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