The Veteran's diabetes mellitus requires oral medication, a restricted diet, and regulation of activities but does not result in ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or visits to a diabetic care provider more than once a month. The Board finds that the criteria for a disability rating in excess of 40 percent have not been met.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus requires oral medication, a restricted diet, and regulation of activities but does not result in episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or visits to a diabetic care provider more than once a month as required for a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, microalbuminuria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 29, 2017
- Citation
- 1724813
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