The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, and he also has various other disabilities in his back, hands, wrists, elbows, ankles, shoulders, and hips. The Board finds these claims are granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current conditions are at least as likely as not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus and/or service history.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, right hand and fingers disability, left hand and fingers disability, right wrist disability, left wrist disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, left hip disability
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2018
- Citation
- 1815309
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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