The Veteran's service connection claims for heart disorder, anemia, lung disorder to include shortness of breath, stroke, and numbness on the right side are granted as these conditions are presumed due to herbicide exposure. Service connection is also granted for diabetes mellitus type II secondary to hypertension.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service in Korea with the HHC, 2nd Battalion, 38th Infantry, 2nd Infantry Division, places him within the presumptive period of exposure to herbicides. His current diagnoses and treatment history support a grant of service connection for these conditions as they are presumed due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- heart disorder, anemia, lung disorder to include shortness of breath, stroke, numbness on the right side
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 15, 2012
- Citation
- 1217297
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