Service connection is granted for diabetes mellitus type II and coronary artery disease. Service connection for high blood pressure, secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during service at Takhli Royal Thai Air Force Base in Thailand, which qualifies him for the presumption of service connection under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2020
- Citation
- A20015565
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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