The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions, including depression, a sleep disorder, anxiety, anguish, memory loss, and tinnitus related to his diabetes mellitus has been denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not granted as the evidence did not support a finding that the claimed conditions were caused by or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 30, 2015
- Citation
- 1542298
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment since October 10, 2009. His TDIU claim is granted as of that date.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus, type II, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating higher than 10 percent for tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, but granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities as secondary to diabetes.
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