The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease as there is no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or chronic conditions that would warrant presumptive service connection. The Board also found no direct service connection based on the lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service treatment records were silent for any symptoms, diagnoses, or treatments related to diabetes mellitus, type II and coronary artery disease, and there was no established continuity of symptomatology. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for direct service connection as his conditions are not linked to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2024
- Citation
- A24060300
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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