The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; erectile dysfunction; and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have all been denied as secondary to these conditions.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicides or other causative factors for the claimed disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19125892
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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