The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease are presumed to be due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for these conditions. The Veteran does not have early onset peripheral neuropathy, so service connection cannot be established on a presumptive basis. However, the Board finds that there is no evidence of unremitting symptoms since separation from active duty and thus denies service connection for peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease are presumed to have been caused by herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Service connection is granted for these conditions based on the presumption. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for early onset peripheral neuropathy, as there is no evidence of symptoms within a year after last exposure. Additionally, there is no evidence of unremitting symptoms since separation from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1516699
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