The Veteran's appeals for renal insufficiency, aortic aneurism, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy have been dismissed. Service connection has been granted for diabetes mellitus type II associated with herbicide exposure, as well as peripheral artery disease and scars secondary to DMII.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on the presumption of herbicide exposure in Vietnam for diabetes mellitus type II, and secondary service connection was granted for peripheral artery disease and scars due to DMII.
- Claimed conditions
- renal insufficiency, aortic aneurism, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), peripheral neuropathy, peripheral artery disease, scars due to treatment for peripheral artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2018
- Citation
- 1802261
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