The Board has granted service connection for residuals of cerebrovascular accident as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus Type II and has also granted TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his diabetes and cerebrovascular accidents.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus aggravated the conditions that brought about his cerebrovascular accident in April 2005. Additionally, the combined rating of his service-connected disabilities meets or exceeds the criteria for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus Type II, residuals of cerebrovascular accident
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2011
- Citation
- 1132027
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What this means for you
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