The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II was granted service connection as incurred during a period of ACDUTRA. Service connection for the right shoulder disability and right elbow disability were also granted.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus, type II, was diagnosed during the Veteran's period of active duty training (ACDUTRA).
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, right shoulder disability, recalcitrant lateral epicondylitis, right
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 10, 2014
- Citation
- 1449824
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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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