The Board denied service connection for Type I diabetes mellitus as there is no evidence linking the condition to active duty or ACDUTRA.
The deciding factor: There was no competent evidence showing that the appellant's Type I diabetes mellitus had its onset during a period of ACDUTRA, and no evidence establishing a link between the disability and service.
- Claimed conditions
- Type I diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0900114
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The Board has granted service connection for Type I diabetes mellitus, finding that it was initially manifested during active service.
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board has restored the 40 percent rating for type I diabetes mellitus and denied a higher than 40 percent rating. The restoration is based on improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
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