The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 was granted. Service connection is also established for this condition as a result of in-service herbicide agent exposure.,Service connection has been established for the Veteran's lung disability due to presumed in-service herbicide agent exposure. The hypertension issue remains pending and will be remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had diabetes mellitus, type 2, which is a disease associated with Agent Orange exposure.,The private provider's opinion supported by the VA presumption of herbicide agent exposure established service connection for the lung disability. The hypertension issue requires further evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type 2, lung disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001046
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,350 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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