The Board finds that the Veteran's cellulitis of the right lower extremity is made worse by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and grants service connection for this condition on a secondary basis. The Board also finds that the Veteran's hypertension was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The October 2008 VA examiner opined that the Veteran's hypertension was less likely than not related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and was less likely than not made worse by his diabetes mellitus. The examiner explained that the Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed at the same time as his diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- cellulitis of the right lower extremity, hypertension, atriial fibrillation
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 26, 2010
- Citation
- 1019625
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