The Board has granted the reopening of a previously denied claim and determined that service connection for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus is warranted due to exposure to herbicides during active duty.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's duties placed him within close proximity to the flight line, where he was exposed to herbicide agents. His diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus occurred shortly after his separation from service and falls under a listed presumptive condition for herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2020
- Citation
- 20068233
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and hypothyroidism, as well as remanded the claims for service connection of left and right hip disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that he did not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU from July 2, 2007 to August 19, 2010 due to his marginal employment and lack of physical or mental limitations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension and cataracts, both secondary to service-connected type 2 diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's records need to be reviewed again to determine if he has these conditions and their relationship to his diabetes.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension have been granted. The claims for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities are remanded.
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