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The Board granted an earlier effective date of May 24, 2016, for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2 based on a facts-found basis of herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his military service at U-Tapao RTAFB from August 1967 to August 1968, triggering service connection and an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type 2
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092672
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