The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is etiologically related to his active service. The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not (a 50 percent or greater probability) proximately due to or the result of his service-connected conditions, including coronary artery disease and type II diabetes.
The deciding factor: The May 2017 VA specialist's opinion supported a nexus between the Veteran's exposure in service to pesticides and his current disability. The examiner also provided an opinion supporting a finding for hypertension on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2017
- Citation
- 1751941
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