The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for type I diabetes mellitus and finds that it was shown during his period of active duty. The Veteran's medical opinion supports this finding.
The deciding factor: A VA clinician provided a detailed explanation supporting the diagnosis of type I diabetes mellitus based on the Veteran's weight loss history during service.
- Claimed conditions
- type I diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1535061
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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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