The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the lower back, right leg condition, and left leg condition due to herbicide exposure is granted. The claims for service connection for these conditions are remanded as there are outstanding VA treatment records that need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served in Vietnam during the Vietnam Era and was presumed exposed to Agent Orange. Type II diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the lower back, right leg condition, and left leg condition have been recognized by the VA Secretary as etiologically related to exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the lower back, right leg condition, left leg condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19196013
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What this means for you
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- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 20 percent for type II diabetes mellitus to address a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA not requesting private treatment records.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left leg conditions, as well as right and left hand conditions, to schedule VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right leg, arm, knee, shoulder, kidney, plantar fasciitis, and back conditions, as further development is needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
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