The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type I, is granted under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 due to VA's failure to inform her of abnormal blood glucose test results. Service connection for a neurologic disorder of the extremities, gastrointestinal disorder, and bilateral eye disorder are denied as not related to service or service-connected conditions. Service connection for a bilateral knee disorder is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran sustained additional disability due to VA's failure to inform her of abnormal blood glucose test results in November 2001, which led to her diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, type I.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type I, Neurologic disorder of the extremities, Gastrointestinal disorder, Bilateral eye disorder, Bilateral knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2009
- Citation
- 0932178
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