The Veteran's diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease are presumed to be related to herbicide agent exposure during service.,The Veteran's left leg scar, chest scar, peripheral neuropathy of the extremities, and erectile dysfunction are all secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion regarding whether the hypertension is directly related to or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, ischemic heart disease, left leg scar, chest scar, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2021
- Citation
- A21017883
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Denied
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