The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), a kidney disorder, and a low back disorder due to lack of new and material evidence for diabetes mellitus, type II, and insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the submitted evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim of entitlement to service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, and there was no credible evidence corroborating the Veteran's reported in-service stressors related to handling bodies of the deceased or combat service. The Board also concluded that the Veteran’s kidney and back disorders were not related to his active duty service.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and MDD), kidney disorder, low back disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19194958
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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