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The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and hypertension, all presumed to be due to herbicide exposure during the Veteran's service in Korea.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible evidence of the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents near the Korean DMZ, which led to a grant of service connection for the claimed conditions under the presumption of service connection for diseases associated with such exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25103818
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