The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity as secondary to diabetes mellitus, and loss of the right leg below the knee due to diabetic complications. The decision is based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Thailand.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service records show he was stationed at a Thai military base where he may have been exposed to herbicides, leading to presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II. His peripheral neuropathy and amputation of the right leg are secondary to his diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, loss of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008518
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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.
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