The Veteran's appeals to reopen claims for service connection for IHD and type 2 diabetes mellitus are granted. The Board finds new and material evidence that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, including evidence related to exposure to herbicide agents in service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence was received that relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims (Veteran's alleged exposure to herbicides in service).
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease (IHD), Type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19129133
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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