The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II is found to be the cause of his peripheral neuropathy of the left heel. Since August 7, 2015, he meets the criteria for a TDIU based on his combined rating.
The deciding factor: Service connection established as secondary to service connected diabetes mellitus type II and Veteran's current combined disability rating is at least 60% (80%) due to PTSD
- Claimed conditions
- Peripheral neuropathy of the left heel
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1536973
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