The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for borderline diabetes and impaired fasting glucose, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or exposure to herbicide agents. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's diabetes was aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners' opinions were more probative than the Veteran's lay assertions, as they provided medical explanations based on specialized knowledge of pathology and interpretation of diagnostic testing.
- Claimed conditions
- borderline diabetes, impaired fasting glucose
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- 24032321
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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