The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including blurred vision, peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, poor circulation in the legs, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, and fecal leakage, all claimed as secondary to diabetes. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused or aggravated by the service-connected diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Blurred vision, Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral upper extremities, Peripheral neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities, Poor circulation in bilateral lower extremities, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, Fecal leakage
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20000546
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with status post stroke and unspecified neurocognitive disorder, speech impairments, bilateral hearing loss, blurred vision, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, a left knee disability, and GERD while denying service connection for bilateral hearing loss, fatigue other than insomnia or OSA, blurred vision, dyspnea other than the service-connected heart disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, an acquired psychiatric disorder to include depression, anxiety and PTSD, plantar fasciitis of both lower extremities, and a left shoulder disability (pain) due to the need for VA examinations and medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for treatment purposes only under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 17 for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, blurred vision, and pain and discomfort of the back left side, left foot, right foot, left leg, and right leg.
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