The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type II have been denied as there is no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service, and the conditions are not otherwise related to service.
The deciding factor: There was no credible evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service, and the Veteran did not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to chronic diseases. The Veteran's conditions were not shown to have onset during or within one year following separation from active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease (CAD), diabetes mellitus type II (DMII)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2023
- Citation
- A23034667
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