The Board has granted a 100 percent rating for diabetes mellitus and found the veteran in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including severe neuropathy affecting multiple extremities. The veteran's diabetes requires insulin therapy, restricted diet, and regulation of activities.
The deciding factor: The veteran's diabetes mellitus is rated at 100 percent based on its severity, requiring an insulin pump, a restricted diet, and regulation of activities with frequent episodes of hypoglycemic reactions necessitating hospitalization. The neuropathy affecting multiple extremities also requires regular aid and attendance.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of left upper extremity, impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 19, 2004
- Citation
- 0407238
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 292 · Granted: 21% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular Aid and Attendance is granted as of April 25, 2024.,For diabetes mellitus, a rating in excess of 20 percent is denied.
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