TDIU is granted from January 1, 2013 to September 16, 2015. The service connection claim for a disability claimed as cold feet is reopened.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes and diabetic neuropathy have caused significant functional impairment, making him unable to work even with adjustments like working from home or missing work.
- Claimed conditions
- Cold Feet, Diabetes Mellitus, Type II (diabetes)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102744
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Decisions by this judge: 1,506 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 50 percent for OSA is dismissed due to the withdrawal by his attorney.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there was no evidence of hearing loss within one year after separation from service and it is not related to service.,Service connection for IHD remains denied as the Veteran's condition does not meet the criteria for chronic congestive heart failure, workload restrictions, or left ventricular dysfunction with an ejection fraction less than 30 percent.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (diabetes) is denied due to lack of evidence showing it was incurred in service and there are no complications requiring separate ratings.,The Veteran's appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to February 19, 2015, remains pending as the effective date has not been established.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected diabetes and/or PTSD, as well as whether it is aggravated by these conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development regarding his claims of service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic neuropathy, hypertension, gastroesophageal disease (GERD), and sinusitis. The issues are inextricably intertwined with the issue of presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service.
- Granted
The Veteran's TBI and its residuals, including migraine headaches, were granted service connection effective February 20, 2014. Diabetes mellitus type II was also granted as secondary to PTSD, with specific disabilities listed.
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