The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction is rated at 20 percent, and a higher rating is denied. The issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability other than chronic adjustment disorder, to include major depressive disorder and/or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support the presence of diabetes requiring insulin or regulation of activities that would warrant a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Diabetes Mellitus Type II with Erectile Dysfunction","diagnosis_codes":["7913"]}, {"condition_name":"Acquired Psychiatric Disability (PTSD and/or Major Depressive Disorder)","diagnosis_codes":[]}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19189240
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What this means for you
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