The Board granted service connection for diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. The claims for a neurological disorder of the right upper extremity and an orthopedic disorder of the right upper extremity were denied.
The deciding factor: Diabetic retinopathy was found to be causally related to the service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II. However, there was no evidence supporting a diagnosis of a neurological or orthopedic disorder of the right upper extremity that could be linked to service.
- Claimed conditions
- eye disorder, neurological disorder of the right upper extremity, orthopedic disorder of the right upper extremity, characterized as osteoarthritis of the right shoulder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0906587
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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