Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2024 for the grant of service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus but denied earlier effective dates for atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. The other claims were remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes and a heart condition were granted on a presumptive basis due to in-service exposure to an herbicide agent, but he did not meet the eligibility criteria for these conditions prior to May 8, 2001 (diabetes) or August 31, 2010 (heart disease).
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation (AFIB), congestive heart failure, (heart disability), cirrhosis, skin cancer, status-post removal, respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105959
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