The Veteran is granted service connection for coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Vietnam.,The Veteran's erectile dysfunction is remanded as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is remanded as related to exposure to herbicide agents and/or secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.,The Veteran's porphyria cutanea tarda is remanded as due to exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: The National Academy of Sciences concluded that hypertension was associated with herbicide agent exposure, granting presumptive service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19106939
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations.
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