The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, sleep apnea, tinnitus, cervical spine injury, lumbar spine condition, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, heart condition, prostate condition, left foot condition, right foot condition, and seizure disorder. The Veteran's claim for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus is granted.
The deciding factor: The new evidence submitted by the Veteran includes diagnoses of type II diabetes mellitus, which was not previously considered in the October 2009 rating decision denying service connection for this condition.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus, Acquired Psychiatric Disorder (including anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, depression, and panic disorder), Migraine Headaches, Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Tinnitus, Cervical Spine Injury, Lumbar Spine Condition, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Upper Extremities, Peripheral Neuropathy of the Bilateral Lower Extremities, Heart Condition, Prostate Condition, Left Foot Condition, Right Foot Condition, Seizure Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115332
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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