The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type 2 and associated peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities and impotence were pre-existing conditions that became manifest during service. The effective date for these benefits is set at August 17, 2001.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had symptoms of diabetes mellitus, type 2, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and impotence prior to his claim in August 2001. The effective date for these benefits is set at the date of receipt of the claim due to the pre-existing nature of the conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type 2, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, impotence
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2012
- Citation
- 1214772
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hypertension and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of peripheral neuropathy in all four extremities, resulting in the dismissal of these claims.
- Denied
The Board has vacated the January 2026 decision granting service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 due to fraudulent evidence. The Veteran's claim is denied as there is no credible evidence linking his diabetes to service or a service-connected condition.
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