The Veteran's diabetes mellitus is currently rated at 20 percent, which requires insulin and an oral hypoglycemic agent. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating as it did not show regulation of activities or hospitalizations for ketoacidosis or hypoglycemia.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not show that regulation of activities was required, nor were there episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring hospitalizations over the past 12 months.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19104701
What this means for you
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What you can do next
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