Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus, bilateral cataracts as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claim of service connection for a left eye ulcer remains pending due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during service has been established, but the specific nature of his exposure (e.g., burn pit, Agent Orange) is not specified in the decision summary provided.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, bilateral cataracts, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left eye ulcer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107183
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.
What you can do next
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