Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II and hypertension as there was no evidence of a nexus between the claimed in-service disease or injury and the current disabilities.
The deciding factor: The October 2024 VA examination found that the Veteran's DM II and hypertension were less likely than not caused by toxic exposure during service. The examiner noted that obesity, poor nutrition, and being overweight contributed to the development of DM II, while hypertension was idiopathic in nature.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25003516
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