The Board granted service connection for diabetes, coronary artery disease and old myocardial infarction, prostate cancer, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ. The claims for service connection for a left leg skin disorder, vision disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes, coronary artery disease, old myocardial infarction, and prostate cancer are presumptively related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents while serving at Fort Gordon. The LLE and RLE diabetic neuropathy is proximately due to the service-connected diabetes, and ED is proximately due to the service-connected prostate cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, coronary artery disease (CAD) and old myocardial infarction (MI), prostate cancer, left lower extremity (LLE) diabetic neuropathy, right lower extremity (RLE) diabetic neuropathy, erectile dysfunction (ED), left leg skin disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25002146
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Decisions by this judge: 1,772 · Granted: 37% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction was denied as the evidence did not show that he had been diagnosed and manifested to at least a 10 percent disability rating on or prior to May 8, 2001.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer, bone cancer, and lymph node cancer has been granted. The prostate cancer is presumed due to herbicide agent exposure during service at RTAFB Takhli. Bone cancer is secondary to the service-connected prostate cancer. Lymph node cancer is also considered secondary to prostate cancer.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
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