The Board has granted service connection for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Parkinson's Disease, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides containing dioxin during his TDY in Guam. The diabetes is presumed due to herbicide exposure, as is the Parkinson's disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported being exposed to herbicides containing dioxin during his temporary duty (TDY) in Guam and provided credible accounts of such exposure. As a result, service connection for both conditions is granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicides containing dioxin.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18152164
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's disease as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service, including herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, specifically regarding TERA development and VA examinations.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and granted service connection for Parkinson's disease, but remanded the claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for Parkinson's Disease is dismissed as the issue has been fully resolved in favor of the appellant.
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