Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, a bilateral foot disability (other than bilateral plantar fasciitis), to include gout, right hand and left hand disabilities, as well as a thyroid disorder, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The Board also granted a TDIU from September 25, 2020.
The deciding factor: The weight of the evidence shows that each condition was at least as likely as not attributable to in-service exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Bilateral foot disability (other than bilateral plantar fasciitis), to include gout, Right hand disability, Left hand disability, Thyroid disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2025
- Citation
- 25014258
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