The Board found that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus did not require insulin and regulation of activities, thus a rating in excess of 20 percent was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the Veteran required insulin or regulation of activities for his diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- {"conditionName":"Diabetes Mellitus Type II"}, {"conditionName":"Erectile Dysfunction"}, {"conditionName":"Peripheral Neuropathy - Lower Extremity (Right)"}, {"conditionName":"Peripheral Neuropathy - Lower Extremity (Left)"}, {"conditionName":"Peripheral Neuropathy - Upper Extremity (Left)"}, {"conditionName":"Peripheral Neuropathy - Upper Extremity (Right)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2018
- Citation
- 1818655
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