The Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, Type 2 and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities have been granted. Service connection is established for these conditions due to herbicide agent exposure during service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran had in-service herbicide agent exposure and diabetes mellitus, Type 2 was a presumptively associated disease with such exposure. The peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities was also found to be related to the now service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type 2.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type 2, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19131018
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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