The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, including the issue of a higher rating prior to November 29, 2002, is denied.,Service connection for hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus and service connection for a kidney condition as secondary to diabetes mellitus are both denied.,Service connection for an eye disability and a back disability are both denied.,The veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus, including the issue of a higher rating prior to November 29, 2002, is denied.,Service connection for hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus and service connection for a kidney condition as secondary to diabetes mellitus are both denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the veteran required insulin or an oral hypoglycemic agent prior to November 29, 2002, and there is no indication of any restriction in activities due to his diabetes mellitus.,There is no medical opinion linking the veteran's hypertension to either his time in service or to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.,The VA examiner found that the veteran's bladder outlet obstructive symptoms are not related to his diabetes mellitus, and there is no evidence of a current eye disability.,The VA examiner found that the veteran's back disability is not related to his time in service, and there is no medical opinion linking it to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, hypertension, kidney condition, eye disability, back disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0613865
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