The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and hypertension. The claims for proliferative diabetic retinopathy and peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes were remanded.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on presumptive exposure to herbicides during active service in the Republic of Vietnam for diabetes and IHD, and secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus type II for hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Ischemic heart disease (IHD), to include atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, congestive heart failure, and coronary artery disease, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 11, 2024
- Citation
- 24001898
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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