The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus type 2, dismissed the appeal for bladder cancer, and remanded claims for right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on credible evidence of in-service exposure to Agent Orange and current medical diagnoses related to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Bladder cancer (dismissed), Diabetes mellitus type 2, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073547
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.
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