The veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus has been rated at 40 percent due to the need for insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran requires insulin, a restricted diet, and regulated activities to manage his diabetes, which more closely aligns with a 40 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7913.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0816129
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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