The Veteran is granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.
The deciding factor: The private treatment record provided evidence linking the Veteran's diagnosed hypertension to herbicide agent exposure during service. The Board found this persuasive and granted service connection based on presumptive service connection for herbicide agent exposure.,There was no current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type II, in the medical records provided by the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities, skin disability, sleep disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 18, 2018
- Citation
- 18135794
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What this means for you
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