DeniedPACT Act
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, finding that the earliest possible effective date was August 10, 2022.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the fact that a formal claim was received within one year of the PACT Act's enactment and no earlier claim was found to exist.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25109024
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