Service connection is granted for prostate cancer and diabetes mellitus, type II.,Service connection is granted for tractional retinal detachment of the left eye, bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities remains pending as a remand is required to obtain an opinion.
The deciding factor: Service connection is granted based on exposure to herbicide agents during active duty in Korea, which established presumptive service connection.,Service connection is granted due to continuity of symptomatology and the relationship between diabetes mellitus and the Veteran's diagnosed conditions.,The claim for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities requires further examination as the current opinion is inadequate.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, diabetes mellitus, type II, tractional retinal detachment of the left eye, bilateral proliferative diabetic retinopathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20005102
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for prostate cancer, related to in-service exposures at Camp Lejeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension and diabetes mellitus to obtain further medical opinions regarding their potential relationship to toxic exposures during active service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran is granted an effective date of April 25, 2014, for service connection for prostate cancer.
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