The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Thailand.
The deciding factor: It is as likely as not that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents (to include Agent Orange) during his service in Thailand, and type II diabetes is a presumptively service-connected condition under 38 C.F.R. § 3.309(e).
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20064123
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
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