The Veteran's claim of service connection for diabetes mellitus II was reopened due to new and material evidence. Service connection is granted based on exposure to commercial herbicides while serving in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to commercial herbicide agents during his service at Udorn Royal Thai Air Force Base, which is sufficient to establish presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus II.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus II
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 14, 2019
- Citation
- 19146640
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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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus II, as due to herbicide exposure during the Vietnam War under the PACT Act.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus II, heart disease, hypertension, and a skin/rash disorder as there was no evidence to support that these conditions were related to his military service.
- Granted
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