The Board granted earlier effective dates for the service connection of arteriosclerotic heart disease, diabetes mellitus type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in all extremities, based on herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: Herbicide exposure was established through credible evidence indicating duties near the perimeter of a military base where commercial herbicides were used.
- Claimed conditions
- arteriosclerotic heart disease (CAD) with acute, subacute, or old myocardial infarction and coronary artery bypass graft (also claimed as ischemic heart disease), diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PN), right lower extremity (RLE), femoral nerve, diabetic PN, left lower extremity (LLE), femoral nerve, diabetic PN, right upper extremity (RUE), radial nerve, diabetic PN, left upper extremity (LUE), radial nerve
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2024
- Citation
- A24070475
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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