The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents and secondary peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The evidence was at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran served in Vietnam, and with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran, he is presumed to have been exposed to herbicide agents. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II and peripheral neuropathy were caused by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- 25012994
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