The Board has granted the claim for service connection of above-the-knee amputation of the right leg as secondary to service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence shows that the Veteran's above-the-knee amputation was proximately caused by his underlying diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- above-the-knee amputation of the right leg
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18105906
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What this means for you
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's above-the-knee amputation of the right leg is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral lower extremity amputations and prostate cancer, cause him to require regular aid and attendance due to his inability to perform daily activities.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran was granted compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a rotator cuff tear of the left shoulder and an above-the-knee amputation of the right leg, both resulting from VA care.,Compensation is granted as the additional disability was not due to negligence or fault on the part of VA, but rather due to reasonably unforeseeable medical circumstances.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for an above-the-knee amputation of the right leg, which he claims was caused by his service-connected gout. The case has been remanded to obtain additional medical evidence and a comprehensive opinion regarding the relationship between the service-connected condition and the current disability.
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