The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type I began during his active service in 1986, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current diabetes mellitus arose during his first period of service, with credible statements from the Veteran and supporting medical records indicating a diagnosis in 1986 and treatment for high blood sugar that year.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type I
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19152460
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Decisions by this judge: 880 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type I and its associated diabetic neuropathy conditions are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The VA will need to provide a new examination to address the etiology of the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type I and whether it is related to his service-connected hypertension.
- Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type I.
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