The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service at Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base qualifies him for presumptive service connection.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents while stationed near the perimeter of a Thailand military base and is presumed to have been exposed based on his duties, leading to a finding that his current diabetes is related to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162048
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