The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease and diabetes mellitus type 2, finding that the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents was not established based on his military duties as an Aircraft Maintenance Specialist. The claims were decided on a direct basis without any presumption of service connection due to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's primary job did not involve proximity to the perimeter where herbicides would have been used, and thus he could not establish exposure through this route.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2024
- Citation
- 24012784
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