The Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities have been granted increased ratings. The hypertension has also been found to be related to herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the grant of increased ratings for the service-connected conditions based on their severity and impact on the Veteran's quality of life.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Erectile Dysfunction, Peripheral Neuropathy of Upper Extremities (left and right), Peripheral Neuropathy of Lower Extremities (left and right), Hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- June 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1720154
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for hypertension, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not causally related to the Veteran's exposure to herbicides or service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current condition and active duty service or herbicide exposure.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's erectile dysfunction is secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and has remanded the issue of an increased rating for skin condition.
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