The Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and ischemic heart disease have been granted a rating of 60 percent from October 26, 2011 to January 26, 2012. The Veteran has also been granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence showed that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II required regulation of activities and one hospitalization for hypoglycemia, which warranted a 60 percent rating. The Veteran was also found unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II (DMII), Ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20002082
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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