The Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is not service-connected as it is not due to an event or incident of his period of active service, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred therein. The Board finds that the Veteran's hypertension and coronary artery disease (CAD) did not cause or aggravate his type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The VA examination and addendum concluded that the Veteran's type 2 diabetes mellitus is not due to service-connected hypertension and CAD, as there was no evidence of a nexus between the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1004612
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for earlier effective dates related to various left and right hip, knee, shoulder, and other conditions as they were freestanding claims not continuously pursued from the initial rating decisions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for prostatitis, HIV, CHF, GERD, herpes, a pulmonary disability, headaches, and type 2 diabetes mellitus as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability or a nexus to service or a service-connected disability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted an effective date of March 8, 2024 for the grant of service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus but denied earlier effective dates for atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure. The other claims were remanded.
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