The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have verified service or visitation within the territorial confines of the Republic of Vietnam, and there is no evidence to support his claim of exposure to chemical herbicide agents. Therefore, service connection for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus cannot be granted based on presumptive exposure. The claim for PTSD will be addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records do not show any verified service or visitation within the Republic of Vietnam and there is no credible evidence to support his claims of herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1525683
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