The veteran's arteriosclerotic heart disease is found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, currently meets the criteria for a 40 percent evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the veteran's diabetes was the 'least contributing risk factor' of his arteriosclerotic heart disease, but did not rule out its contribution.
- Claimed conditions
- Arteriosclerotic heart disease, Diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- April 27, 2004
- Citation
- 0411084
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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