GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and bilateral peripheral neuropathy in the upper and lower extremities, effective August 31, 2016.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on the Veteran's exposure to herbicides at Takhli RTAFB during his service from December 1967 to November 1970.
- Claimed conditions
- ischemic heart disease (IHD), diabetes mellitus, bilateral peripheral neuropathy in the lower extremities, bilateral peripheral neuropathy in the upper extremities
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25003083
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