The Board found that the veteran's diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy are not related to his service-connected duodenal ulcer with hyperacidity, which he underwent in 1958 and 1963. Therefore, compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that the veteran's diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy are not causally related to his service-connected duodenal ulcer with hyperacidity due to incomplete vagotomy performed in 1958 and 1963, as there was no evidence linking these conditions directly to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0615230
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