The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus (DM) and kidney disorder, but denied service connection for left foot disorder and lower extremity neuropathy. The claim for hypertension is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's DM was presumed due to herbicide exposure in Vietnam, meeting all criteria for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot disorder, diabetes mellitus (DM), kidney disorder, lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19145600
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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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
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