Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), lung cancer, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.,Service connection is granted for peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, right lower extremity, left upper extremity, and right upper extremity as secondary to diabetes. Service connection is also granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as loss of train of thought).,Service connection is remanded for service connection for a disability manifested by poor circulation of the bilateral lower extremities other than peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current diagnoses of diabetes, lung cancer, and peripheral neuropathy are related to his in-service herbicide agent exposure. Service connection is granted based on this presumption.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as loss of train of thought) is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinions considering direct and secondary theories of service connection.,Service connection for a disability manifested by poor circulation of the bilateral lower extremities other than peripheral neuropathy is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinions considering direct and secondary theories of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), lung cancer, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19130706
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