The Board granted service connection for diabetes, finding that the Veteran's diabetes was incurred in service and due to his in-service exposure to burn pits.
The deciding factor: The May 2022 private medical opinion far outweighs the August 2017 VA medical opinion as it is based on a review of the Veteran's record and includes peer-reviewed scientific and medical studies regarding a nexus between diabetes and burn pit exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25045566
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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- Denied
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