The Veteran's Type I diabetes mellitus was diagnosed during active duty service and the Board found that it had its onset during this period, granting service connection.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions supported by the Veteran's own medical expertise established that his diabetes began during service.
- Claimed conditions
- Type I diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19131270
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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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