The Veteran is granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension secondary to diabetes mellitus, and tinnitus.,Diabetes mellitus type 2 is presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam. Hypertension is found to be related to the service-connected diabetes mellitus. Tinnitus was incurred during active service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served aboard a ship that operated offshore of Vietnam, presumptively exposing him to an herbicide agent. His current diagnoses of diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension are presumed due to this exposure.,The March 2010 VA medical opinion supports the secondary service connection for hypertension based on its finding that it is proximately due to or the result of service-connected diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's tinnitus was also found to be related to his in-service noise exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1644727
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- Granted
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