The Board denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates for service connection awards of diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy. The claims were based on presumptive exposure to herbicide agents during service in Thailand, but no such exposure was conceded.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's claims did not meet the criteria for earlier effective dates as they were not denied between September 25, 1985, and May 3, 1989, or received between May 3, 1989, and May 8, 2001. The liberalizing law establishing presumptive service connection for diabetes mellitus type II based on herbicide exposure was enacted in 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, right lower extremity neuropathy, left lower extremity neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24051311
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