The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II (DM) due to service-connected anxiety with depression is granted. The Veteran's ED claim is remanded for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s DM was aggravated by his service-connected anxiety with depression and therefore secondary service connection is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), erectile dysfunction (ED)
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19182461
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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