The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease are presumed to have been incurred in service, and they contributed substantially or materially to his death from acute respiratory failure of pneumonitis. The Board grants the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease are listed diseases associated with exposure to herbicides (Agent Orange), and as the Veteran served in Vietnam, they are presumed to have been incurred in service. These conditions contributed substantially or materially to his death from acute respiratory failure of pneumonitis.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 23, 2016
- Citation
- 1625271
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
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