The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a heart condition is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his active service in Thailand, which presumptively entitles him to service connection for type II diabetes mellitus. However, the evidence does not support presumptive service connection for a heart condition due to exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, heart condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19132593
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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