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 assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1023354
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What this means for you
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