The Veteran's type II diabetes mellitus and sleep apnea are granted service connection due to exposure to herbicides during service. Service connection for a psychiatric disorder, other than Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), is also granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection established based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Thailand, including duties near the perimeter of RTAFBs where herbicide use was conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Sleep Apnea, Psychiatric Disorder (to include Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2020
- Citation
- 20064338
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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