The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II is found to be secondary to his service-connected lung cancer and liver cancer.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity is found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity is found to be secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus type II was diagnosed after the Veteran underwent chemotherapy for his cancer in 1998, and it is at least as likely as not (50 percent or greater probability) that the onset of diabetes was due to his service-connected lung cancer and liver cancer.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity is a complication from his diabetes mellitus type II.,The Veteran's peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity is also a complication from his diabetes mellitus type II.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2018
- Citation
- 1807130
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