The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, chronic kidney disease as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II, and hypertension as secondary to diabetes mellitus type II is granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is December 4, 2008. Service connection for chronic kidney disease and hypertension are remanded due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was initially pending until finally adjudicated in April 2014, with an effective date of December 4, 2008 for diabetes mellitus type II. The Board found that the etiology of chronic kidney disease and hypertension were not established due to insufficient evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19129981
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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for chronic kidney disease was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a Notice of Disagreement within one year of the rating decision.
- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including GERD, chronic kidney disease, COPD, a heart condition, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, insomnia, and obstructive sleep apnea, as additional development is necessary to address the Veteran's exposure to toxic chemical agents during his service.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary atherosclerosis, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and penile cancer as there was no evidence of a medical nexus between the Veteran's conditions and his military service.
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