The Veteran's service connection claims for DMII and coronary artery disease due to herbicide exposure have been granted.,Service connection has also been granted for ED, hypertension, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities as secondary to service-connected DMII.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's diagnoses of DMII and coronary artery disease are associated with herbicide exposure during service and thus meet the criteria for presumptive service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), coronary artery disease, erectile dysfunction (ED), hypertension, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2020
- Citation
- 20073248
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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