The Veteran's claim for PTSD and diabetes mellitus type 2 due to herbicide exposure has been reopened, and service connection is granted. The appeal is denied as the evidence does not establish a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial supports reopening of the claims but fails to provide sufficient evidence for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with anxiety and depression, Diabetes Mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18112593
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