The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, which is presumed to be due to exposure to herbicide agents during the Veteran's service in Vietnam.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service in Vietnam and has been diagnosed with hypothyroidism, a disease presumptively associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity diabetic peripheral neuropathy, hypothyroidism
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056761
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.
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