The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type 2 is found to be related to his service in Thailand, where he was exposed to herbicides. As a result, the claim for service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served as a security specialist at U-Tapao and Nakhom Phanom in Thailand during the period when herbicide exposure was known to have occurred there, and his duties placed him in an area where herbicides were sprayed. The private physician's opinion supports that his current diabetes mellitus type 2 is likely due to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159864
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