Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes, OSDD, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes. The claim for meningitis was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a direct relationship between the Veteran's in-service exposure to herbicides agents and his subsequent development of diabetes, as well as secondary relationships for OSDD and bilateral diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Other specified depressive disorder (OSDD), Other specified anxiety disorder (OSAD), Meningitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002862
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