The Veteran's claims for effective dates prior to June 18, 2012 for the awards of service connection for various conditions have been granted.,The Veteran's claims for reopening his previously denied PTSD claim and service connection for a back condition have not been granted.
The deciding factor: The effective dates were determined based on the date of receipt of the Veteran's initial claims, which was June 18, 2012.,The evidence submitted did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's PTSD claim or service connection for his back condition.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, diabetic nephropathy, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy associated with diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction associated with diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 9, 2016
- Citation
- 1609468
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, visual impairment, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of exposure to herbicide agents during service. The Veteran's claims were not granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on the merits are being remanded due to new evidence and development needs. The maximum disability rating for tinnitus has already been assigned.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, ischemic heart disease, right lower extremity peripheral artery disease, left lower extremity peripheral artery disease, and hypertension as the evidence did not establish an in-service event or exposure to herbicide agents.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus type II, diabetic nephropathy, and prostate cancer. The issues of entitlement to special monthly compensation based on housebound status and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) are remanded.
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