The Veteran's diabetes, coronary artery disease, and nephropathy are not rated higher than the current levels. The Veteran is not entitled to a compensable rating for impotence or TDIU.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support ratings in excess of those currently assigned for the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II with nephropathy and impotence, Nephropathy, Coronary artery disease (status post coronary artery bypass graft), Impotence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2011
- Citation
- 1112089
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertension, and prostate cancer as due to exposure to herbicides. It also granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, nephropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the already service-connected conditions of diabetes mellitus or prostate cancer.
- Whole decision: Granted
The appeal for evaluation of IVDS and degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine was dismissed, while TDIU was granted due to the combined effects of service-connected disabilities.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied the claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and peripheral neuropathy of both lower extremities prior to certain dates, but granted a 30 percent rating for nephropathy from November 14, 2021.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of the erectile and prostate disorder, particularly in relation to service-connected conditions like heart disability and diabetes.
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