The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is at least as likely as not caused by exposure to herbicide agents during his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's DM, type II, was at least as likely as not caused by exposure to herbicide agents during his service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus (DM), type II
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2023
- Citation
- 23006037
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection related to DM, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, diabetic retinopathy, hypertension, and CAD have been granted under the PACT Act. The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents in Guam.,Service connection has also been established for prostate cancer and Parkinson's Disease.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a stroke, finding that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and diabetes mellitus (DM).
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus (DM). The VA needs to obtain a medical opinion from an endocrinologist to determine if the condition is related to his military service, including herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions, including left shoulder disability, diabetes mellitus, and peripheral neuropathy, are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.
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