The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, is found to be service-connected.,Service connection for left and right eye disorders due to diabetic retinopathy is granted.,No service connection is granted for the left foot or right foot disorders.,Service connection for left and right shoulder disorders is not established.,The Veteran's sleep disorder (insomnia) and gastrointestinal disorder are not found to be related to service.,Fatigue as a chronic condition is not found to be related to service.,Headache disorder secondary to hypertension is also not found to be related to service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, was first diagnosed in service and has been continuously treated since then. The medical evidence supports a finding that the current disability is directly related to his military service.,Diabetic retinopathy of both eyes is linked to the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, which developed during service. This condition qualifies as direct service connection.,The left and right foot disorders are not found to be etiologically related to service or any incident therein. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service.,Service connection for the left and right shoulder disorders is denied because arthritis was not shown during service, nor within one year post-service, and there is no medical evidence linking current shoulder conditions to service.,The Veteran's sleep disorder (insomnia) and gastrointestinal disorder are not found to be related to service. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in service or due to any incident therein.,Fatigue as a chronic condition is not found to be related to service. There is no medical evidence linking fatigue to service or any incident therein.,Headache disorder secondary to hypertension is also not found to be related to service. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that this condition was incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type II, left eye disorder (diabetic retinopathy), right eye disorder (diabetic retinopathy), left foot disorder, right foot disorder, left shoulder disorder, right shoulder disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2013
- Citation
- 1338130
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