The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ED, as secondary to the service-connected condition. The claim for bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II was granted based on herbicide exposure during service, while ED was granted as secondary to the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. Bilateral hearing loss was remanded due to an incomplete VA examination and lack of a clear nexus between in-service noise exposure and current hearing loss.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Erectile dysfunction (ED), Bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093042
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