The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM) is granted. The skin disability and right hand disability claims are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence in relative equipoise regarding the Veteran’s exposure to herbicides, thus granting service connection on a presumptive basis for DM.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II (DM), skin disability, right hand disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2020
- Citation
- 20069825
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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