The Board has granted service connection for right leg venous stasis secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus (DMII), finding that the Veteran's amputation was likely due to complications from DMII, including poor circulation.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's right leg amputation was caused by complications related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, particularly poor circulation resulting from the disease.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg venous stasis, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DMII)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2021
- Citation
- 21027325
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