The Veteran's diabetes and CVA with hemiparesis are currently rated at the lowest available levels, and there is no evidence of additional disability warranting a higher rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran’s diabetes does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his symptoms do not necessitate more than the current 20 percent rating. His CVA with hemiparesis also meets the criteria for a 20 percent rating based on mild paralysis of radicular groups.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1213300
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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).
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- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for hypertension as being related to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus with nephropathy, and thus grants service connection for hypertension.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeals for increased rating for diabetes mellitus with nephropathy, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include posttraumatic stress disorder) were denied. The decision does not specify the basis of denial for each issue.
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