The Veteran's claim for service connection for Type 2 diabetes is granted. The Board finds the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his active service and grants service connection based on this exposure. Service connection is also granted for erectile dysfunction and peripheral neuropathy of both feet, with the latter two issues remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements regarding his in-country Vietnam service were found credible, leading to a grant of service connection for Type 2 diabetes based on herbicide exposure. The other issues are remanded as they require medical opinion regarding their relationship to the granted service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 diabetes, Erectile dysfunction, Peripheral neuropathy of the left foot, Peripheral neuropathy of the right foot
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2018
- Citation
- 18131725
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