The Veteran's diabetes mellitus has been rated at 40 percent since June 5, 2014. The rating is based on the requirement of insulin and a restricted diet.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus requires insulin and a restricted diet with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or weekly visits to a diabetic care provider, which meets the criteria for a 40 percent rating under DC 7913.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease L4-S1, Diabetes mellitus, Renal insufficiency, Gout, Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1528216
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