The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus. By extending the benefit of the doubt to the Veteran, his disability manifested by type II diabetes mellitus is presumed to be due to exposure to Agent Orange that was incurred in active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence submitted since the RO's June 2005 rating decision relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim of service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, specifically the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diabetes. The February 2008 private physician's opinion was considered most probative in establishing that the Veteran has type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1023354
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What this means for you
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all appeals regarding his service-connected conditions and related disability ratings, effective as of March 16, 2026.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, sinusitis, hypertension, and type II diabetes mellitus due to a lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to his active-duty service.
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