Partly granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for peripheral neuropathy and ischemic heart disease, but denied an earlier effective date for diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the application of a retroactive effective date for liberalizing law provisions related to presumptive service connection for type 2 diabetes and ischemic heart disease due to herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, ischemic heart disease (IHD) with chronic kidney disease and hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095811
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