The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, pancreatitis with cysts, basal cell carcinoma, and squamous cell carcinoma were all denied as they are not related to his military service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his military service or exposure to herbicides.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus type II (DM), Peripheral Neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities (UEs) and bilateral lower extremities (LEs), Pancreatitis with cysts, Basal cell carcinoma, Squamous cell carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19171980
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