The Veteran's service connection claim for Type II diabetes mellitus, including as due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, is granted. The presumption of service connection applies based on the Veteran's credible report of his duties and exposure near the air base perimeter at Udorn air base in Thailand during the Vietnam era.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to an herbicide agent (likely a variant of commercial products with characteristics of tactical herbicides) while stationed near the air base perimeter at Udorn air base in Thailand, triggering the presumption of service connection for diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2017
- Citation
- 1705193
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