GrantedPACT Act
The Board granted an earlier effective date of October 21, 2020, for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was exposed to herbicides while on active-duty service in Thailand, and the effective date can be no earlier than the date the presumption became law.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018657
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