The Board denied service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease (IHD), finding no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service. The claim for glaucoma was also denied, with the secondary service connection issue being found without legal merit.,Service connection could not be granted as the Veteran did not serve in Vietnam and there is no presumption of exposure to herbicide agents applicable.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and service. The Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus and IHD were not shown to have been manifested during service or within one year thereafter, and there was no evidence linking these disabilities to service.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease (IHD), glaucoma
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2018
- Citation
- 1803843
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