The claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus has been reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities is remanded.
The deciding factor: New evidence received since the last denial raised a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims, including exposure to herbicides during active duty service at U-Tapao Royal Thai Air Force Base.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181689
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to new and relevant evidence having been received since a previous denial.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on a need for aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities, which includes PTSD, diabetes, hearing loss, and other conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for insomnia and denied initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for Type II diabetes mellitus, 10 percent for right lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and 10 percent for left lower extremity sciatic nerve diabetic peripheral neuropathy. The lumbosacral strain claim was remanded.
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