The Veteran's appeal for service connection for the aggravation of chronic kidney disease by diabetes mellitus, hypertension due to diabetes mellitus, and PTSD with major depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms has been granted. The appeals for initial ratings in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with bilateral cataracts, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and erectile dysfunction are remanded. The appeal for TDIU is also remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence to be in equipoise as to whether the diagnosed conditions were related to service-connected disabilities and granted service connection based on this finding of equipoise.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic kidney disease, Hypertension, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder with psychotic symptoms
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2021
- Citation
- 21005098
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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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