Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to herbicide agents during his service in or near the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted due to reasonable doubt being resolved in favor of the Veteran and presumptive service connection applying given his claimed exposure to herbicide agents while serving in or near the DMZ.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017809
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