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Remanded (sent back)

The appeal for service connection of type 2 diabetes mellitus due to herbicide exposure has been remanded. The Board will consider the Veteran's service in Korea from 1968 to 1969.

The deciding factor: The Board agreed that a request should be sent to the VA Military Records Research Center for verification of herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.

Claimed conditions
type 2 diabetes mellitus
How they argued it
Presumptive (no nexus needed)
Exposure basis
Agent Orange / herbicides
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 15, 2025
Citation
25000505

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