The Board denied service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, chest pain, right eye blindness, left foot disorder, left eye disorder, dyslipidemia, and schizophrenia. The Veteran's right heel disorder was rated at 20 percent, and the claims for adaptive equipment and special monthly compensation were also denied.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that any of the claimed conditions were related to service or secondary to the service-connected right heel disorder. The Veteran's right heel disorder was rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum rating for a moderately severe foot injury under Diagnostic Code 5284.
- Claimed conditions
- right heel disorder, type 2 diabetes mellitus (denied), hypertension (denied), chest pain (denied), right eye blindness (reopened, denied), left foot disorder (denied), left eye disorder (denied), dyslipidemia (denied), schizophrenia (denied)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 4, 2009
- Citation
- 0907987
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