The Board has granted service connection for bilateral foot ulcers due to the veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, finding that the diabetes mellitus contributed to the slow healing of the foot ulcers. The appeal for eye problems secondary to diabetes mellitus was withdrawn by the veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board applied the benefit of doubt rule and found that the veteran's bilateral foot ulcers were secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- eye problems, pressure sores/ulcers of feet
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 11, 2005
- Citation
- 0527440
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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for vision issues, eye problems and cataracts, as well as an increased rating for tinnitus, has been dismissed due to the Veteran's request to withdraw his appeal.
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