The Board granted service connection for ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy based on presumed exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in or near the Korean DMZ.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents, and both diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart disease are presumptively due to such exposure under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Diabetes mellitus, Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036150
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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