The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II is granted.,The Veteran's service connection for erectile dysfunction secondary to DMII is granted.,The Veteran's service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities secondary to DMII is granted.,The Veteran's service connection for a disability of the pancreas due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection is established based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam, and the current diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type II.,Erectile dysfunction is found to be at least as likely as not caused by DMII.,Peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities is found to be at least as likely as not caused by DMII.,The relationship between a disability of the pancreas and herbicide exposure in service has been remanded for further examination.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, disability of the pancreas
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19143828
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