The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus type 2 and ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) due to exposure to Agent Orange are granted.,The Veteran's service connection claim for lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, also due to exposure to Agent Orange, is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand and has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease. As these conditions are presumptively associated with exposure to herbicide agents, service connection is granted.,Further examination and evaluation of the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy and hypertension are required as they may be related to Agent Orange exposure or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2, ischemic heart disease (coronary artery disease), lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19126908
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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- Denied
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- Denied
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