Granted
The Board granted an effective date of May 16, 2022, but not earlier, for the award of Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) based on the Veteran's service in waters within 12 nautical miles offshore of Vietnam during the Vietnam War.
The deciding factor: The Board found that an effective date of May 16, 2022, but not earlier, was warranted due to the Veteran being a 'Nehmer class member' and the applicable laws regarding service connection for type II diabetes mellitus as a result of herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25111197
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