The Veteran's DM2 is currently rated at 20 percent, effective March 21, 2006. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for DM2 was denied. The claims to reopen and establish service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were granted as secondary to DM2.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's DM2 is currently rated at 20 percent, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under DC 7913. The claim for an earlier effective date was denied because the award of service connection for DM2 was final and not reopened until March 21, 2006.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), Peripheral Neuropathy of Upper Extremities, Peripheral Neuropathy of Lower Extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 24, 2010
- Citation
- 1023546
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What this means for you
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