The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is currently rated at 20 percent. The Board has determined that the evidence does not support a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 7913 for Diabetes Mellitus Type II. For the period prior to October 31, 2016, the Veteran's TDIU claim was remanded due to insufficient schedular criteria and referral for extraschedular consideration is warranted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a higher evaluation of 40 percent under Diagnostic Code 7913 for Diabetes Mellitus Type II as it requires more than one daily insulin injection, but the Veteran's activities are not regulated due to his diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18109943
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, and peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active service or any related exposure.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for sleep apnea and an increased disability rating for diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The decision finds that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is proximately due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted on a secondary basis with obesity serving as an intermediate step due to service-connected low back disability, sciatica, and right shoulder disabilities.
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