The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II has been granted. The Board also dismissed the issue of a higher rating for PTSD and remanded issues related to effective date and TDIU.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam, leading to the grant of diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Diabetes Mellitus, Type II"}, {"conditionName":"Heart Disorder (presumed due to herbicide agent exposure)"}
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1743181
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