DismissedPACT Act
The appeal for service connection of type 2 diabetes mellitus, as due to herbicide agent exposure, on bases other than the PACT Act was dismissed by the veteran's surviving spouse.
The deciding factor: The appellant opted into the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system and withdrew the eligible appeal issues from the legacy appeals system.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, as due to herbicide agent exposure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- 25013087
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