The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus was granted, and the effective date for service connection for his complications due to type II diabetes mellitus was set at September 10, 2003. The TDIU award was also granted with a retroactive effective date of September 10, 2003.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus was granted and the effective date was set at September 10, 2003. The TDIU award was also granted with a retroactive effective date of September 10, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy, arterial hypertension, residuals of a myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, status post bypass graft, erectile dysfunction, carpal tunnel syndrome of the left upper extremity, carpal tunnel syndrome of the right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- March 2, 2010
- Citation
- 1007668
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