The Veteran's service connection claims for Coronary artery disease (CAD) and diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM), both claimed as due to herbicide exposure during his service in Thailand, are granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicides during his service in Thailand, which is presumed based on his military duties. His current diagnoses of CAD and DM are found to be related to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus, type 2 (DM)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19100060
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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