The Board denied service connection for throat cancer and diverticulitis, but remanded claims related to heart condition, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, erectile dysfunction, diabetic ulcer of the left foot, and a rating of total disability based on individual unemployability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran was exposed to Agent Orange or other herbicide agents during active military service, which is necessary for presumptive service connection. The Board also found no direct evidence linking any of the claimed conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- malignant growths of digestive system (throat cancer), diverticulitis, heart condition, hypertension, type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction (claimed as loss of creative organ) as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus, diabetic ulcer left foot as secondary to type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090307
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Decisions by this judge: 1,960 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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