The veteran's hypertension and venous insufficiency are not found to be related to service or service-connected diabetes mellitus.,Diabetic retinopathy and vision loss were not found in the record.
The deciding factor: There is no competent clinical evidence linking the veteran's conditions to service or service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Hypertension","diagnosis_notes":"Competent clinical evidence does not demonstrate that the veteran's hypertension disability is the result of any incident of service, or proximately caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2."}, {"condition_name":"Venous Insufficiency","diagnosis_notes":"Competent clinical evidence does not demonstrate that the veteran's venous insufficiency disability is the result of any incident of service, or proximately caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2."}, {"condition_name":"Diabetic Retinopathy and Vision Loss","diagnosis_notes":"Competent clinical evidence does not demonstrate that the veteran has diabetic retinopathy. Competent clinical evidence also does not demonstrate that the veteran's vision loss is the result of any incident of service, or proximately caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2."}, {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus","diagnosis_notes":"The competent clinical evidence of record does not demonstrate that the veteran has diabetic retinopathy. The competent clinical evidence also does not demonstrate that the veteran's vision loss is the result of any incident of service, or proximately caused or aggravated by service-connected diabetes mellitus, type 2."}, {"condition_name":"Peripheral Neuropathy","diagnosis_notes":"The veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy is not productive of mild incomplete paralysis of the upper extremities. The veteran's diabetic peripheral neuropathy is also not productive of mild incomplete paralysis of the lower extremities."}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2006
- Citation
- 0632902
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