The Board has granted service connection for left eye diabetic retinopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The diabetic retinopathy of the Veteran’s left eye is proximately due to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.
- Claimed conditions
- left eye diabetic retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 3, 2019
- Citation
- A19001731
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, left eye diabetic retinopathy, left foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, right foot diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and coronary artery disease, as well as the Veteran's cause of death.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back disability, but remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and related conditions, as well as obstructive sleep apnea and the Veteran's cause of death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and related secondary conditions due to issues arising from the PACT Act development. The other service connection claims are also being remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left eye diabetic retinopathy is secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus and if so, whether it was aggravated by his cataracts.
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