The Veteran's diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction requires an oral hypoglycemic agent and restricted diet but not regulation of activities.,The Veteran’s hypertension requires continuous medication.,Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is manifested by mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.,Left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is manifested by mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.,For the entire rating period on appeal, the Veteran's PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with difficulties in most areas due to symptoms such as disturbance of mood and motivation, irritability, anxiety, sleep impairment, and depression; total occupational and social impairment was not shown.,The claim of entitlement to service connection for PTSD was granted following an application to reopen which was received by the RO on December 1, 2009.,The Veteran was granted service connection for coronary artery disease, status-post angioplasty and aortocoronary bypass, following a claim of entitlement to service connection which was received by the RO on September 6, 2007.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus requires regulation of activities as part of medical management.,The Veteran’s hypertension requires continuous medication for control.,Right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are both manifested by mild incomplete paralysis of the sciatic nerve.,PTSD is productive of occupational and social impairment with difficulties in most areas due to symptoms such as disturbance of mood and motivation, irritability, anxiety, sleep impairment, and depression; total occupational and social impairment was not shown.,The claim for service connection for PTSD was granted following an application to reopen which was received by the RO on December 1, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Type-II diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction, Hypertension, Peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, Peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Horner's Syndrome, Coronary artery disease, status-post angioplasty and aortocoronary bypass
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- December 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18160129
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