The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, and hypertension from August 10, 2022, under the PACT Act. The claim for a thyroid disability was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Fort McClellan, which led to the granting of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease as well as hypertension from August 10, 2022. The thyroid disability claim was denied due to a lack of evidence linking it to in-service exposure or other service-related factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Ischemic heart disease, Hypertension from August 10, 2022, Thyroid disability
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25103172
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