The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease are granted service connection as they are presumed to be related to herbicide exposure during service. The bilateral eye condition is remanded for further examination.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted based on the presumption of herbicide exposure due to the Veteran's specific duties and location near the air base perimeter where Agent Orange was sprayed.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, coronary artery disease, bilateral eye condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19127422
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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