The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, a heart disability, and a bilateral shoulder disability. The evidence does not support finding that these conditions are related to his military service.,Service treatment records do not show any diagnosis of diabetes or its complications during service. The September 2015 VA examiner opined it would be speculative to determine if the Veteran's current diabetes is caused by his service-connected pancreatitis.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, heart disability (myocardial infarction), bilateral shoulder disability (shoulder impingement syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2017
- Citation
- 1725932
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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