The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II under the PACT Act and remanded claims for service connection on other bases and secondary to diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is presumed related to herbicide exposure due to her service in Thailand during the Vietnam era, as per the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24071143
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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