The Veteran's hypertension and diabetic retinopathy are found to be aggravated or caused by his service-connected diabetes.,Entitlement to service connection for weight loss is denied as there is no current disability diagnosed.
The deciding factor: The July 2008 VA examination concluded that the Veteran's peripheral neuropathy was less likely than not related to his diabetes, but did not address whether it was aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Hypertension","diagnosisDate":null,"currentStatus":"Granted"}, {"conditionName":"Diabetic Retinopathy","diagnosisDate":null,"currentStatus":"Granted"}, {"conditionName":"Weight Loss","diagnosisDate":null,"currentStatus":"Denied"}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2013
- Citation
- 1316086
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