The Board has restored DIC benefits for the cause of the Veteran's death and has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II as due to herbicide exposure. However, it also found that the severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus was improper.
The deciding factor: The Board determined there is not clear and unmistakable evidence that the Veteran did not have in-service herbicide exposure, thus finding the severance of service connection improper.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 5, 2020
- Citation
- 20071609
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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