The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus required insulin for a period prior to March 23, 2001 and is now controlled by diet alone. Therefore, an initial rating of 20 percent is granted for this period.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus was managed with insulin before March 23, 2001, but is now only requiring dietary control.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1023426
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