The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, Type II, was granted a 60 percent rating from April 29, 2010 to May 30, 2014 and then reduced to 20 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes required insulin, oral hypoglycemic medications, and a restricted diet but did not meet the criteria for higher ratings due to lack of episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring hospitalizations or visits to diabetic care providers.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, Type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2017
- Citation
- 1744920
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- Whole decision: Granted
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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