The Board has determined that the Veteran's service connection for diabetic nephropathy was properly severed, effective December 1, 2013. As a result, a retroactive increase is not allowed after basic entitlement has been terminated.
The deciding factor: Service connection for diabetic nephropathy was properly severed due to lack of evidence during military service, and a retroactive increase is prohibited once basic entitlement has been terminated.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2018
- Citation
- 1805243
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for hepatitis and diabetic nephropathy as the evidence did not show a current disability related to active duty service.
- Partly granted
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