The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's Type II diabetes mellitus with retinopathy and bilateral neuropathy, as well as his right flatfoot condition. The claims for a surgical scar of the right foot and diabetic foot ulcers have been reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The medical opinion provided sufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus is related to service exposure to ionizing radiation, which more likely than not caused his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- surgical scar of the right foot, right flatfoot condition, diabetic foot ulcers, Type II diabetes mellitus with retinopathy and bilateral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- January 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20001667
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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