The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II was denied as there was no in-service event or injury and the condition did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service.,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus was denied due to the maximum schedular rating already assigned under Diagnostic Code 6260.,The Veteran's claim for effective dates prior to August 27, 2013 for grants of service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, and major depressive disorder was denied as there is no legal basis for such a retroactive assignment.
The deciding factor: There was no in-service event or injury that resulted in diabetes mellitus, type II. The condition did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service.,The Veteran's tinnitus has already been assigned the maximum schedular rating under Diagnostic Code 6260.,The effective dates for grants of service connection are governed by law and cannot be retroactively adjusted.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral hearing loss, major depressive disorder, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18160766
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