Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus as it did not begin during active service and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease, including in-service toxic substance exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service, which would be necessary for a grant of service connection on a presumptive basis. Additionally, there is no other evidence linking diabetes mellitus to an in-service injury or disease.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002178
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