The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus has been granted, and he is now rated at 60 percent for diabetes mellitus. The decision also includes a finding of aggravation during combat service.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pes planus was aggravated by his combat service in Vietnam, resulting in the need for regulation of activities with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring at least three hospitalizations per year.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral Pes Planus, Diabetes Mellitus
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2020
- Citation
- 20046788
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