The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD, is not related to service. Service connection for hepatitis C due to Agent Orange exposure in Korea is granted. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension are presumed to be caused by Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a direct relationship between the Veteran's current psychiatric condition and his military service, but it supports a finding of service connection for hepatitis C based on Agent Orange exposure in Korea. The Board finds that diabetes mellitus and hypertension are presumptively related to the Veteran's military service due to Agent Orange exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), Liver disease (Hepatitis C, Cirrhosis, Liver Cancer), Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2016
- Citation
- 1640654
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