The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and retinopathy have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection has not been granted for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not provide new information that could support a finding of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, or retinopathy. The Veteran's in-service stressors were not verified.,There is no credible evidence to substantiate the Veteran’s claim of PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, ischemic heart disease, bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, retinopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19113655
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