Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and Parkinson's disease as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or a nexus to service, including herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The lack of evidence supporting the Veteran's claims of in-service exposure to herbicides and the absence of relevant symptoms during and immediately after service led to the denial of both claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus (DM), Parkinson's Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109501
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