The Veteran's service connection claims for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II are granted as they were caused by his exposure to Agent Orange during service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange during service at Ubon and Nakhon Phanom RTAFB in Thailand, which is presumed due to his military duties placing him near the perimeter of the base. His current diagnoses of ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type II are also presumed.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD)/coronary artery disease (CAD), Diabetes mellitus type II (DM)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2018
- Citation
- 1827955
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