The Veteran's service connection for diabetes mellitus and hypertension was granted, while claims for asthma and meralgia paresthetica were denied.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus is reasonably shown to have had its onset during her active service. Meralgia paresthetica was not manifested in service, and a preponderance of the evidence is against finding such disability is related to the Veteran's service or to her service-connected low back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, asthma, meralgia paresthetica, cardiovascular disease, to include hypertension and coronary artery disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2009
- Citation
- 0908913
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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