The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings and earlier effective dates for his service connection and compensation for diabetes mellitus with hypertension, as well as his claim for kidney cancer on the basis of substitution. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran required regulation of activities or hospitalizations due to his diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not demonstrate that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus required regulation of activities or frequent hospitalizations, which would warrant higher ratings under applicable diagnostic codes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with hypertension, diabetic nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- April 6, 2015
- Citation
- 1514694
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for diabetic nephropathy and prostate cancer due to exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water. The RO is instructed to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between these conditions and exposure to Camp Lejeune.
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