The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II was denied as there is no evidence of physician-directed restrictions on occupational and recreational activities.,Service connection for hypertension was also denied, with the examiner opining that the hypertension did not result from service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II does not require regulation of activities as part of its management. The VA examiners found no evidence of physician-prescribed restrictions on occupational and recreational activities.,The examiner opined that the hypertension did not result from service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, given the progression in time and well-controlled diabetic nephropathy.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type II, Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2017
- Citation
- 1706019
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