The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and generalized anxiety disorder and major depression disease, and granted entitlement to service connection for the cause of death. Bilateral hearing loss was denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is supported by positive nexus opinions from a VA examiner and a private physician. The evidence does not show bilateral hearing loss for VA purposes prior to the Veteran's death, and there are no service-connected disabilities that could be considered as secondary causes of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Bilateral hearing loss, Generalized anxiety disorder and major depression disease, Prostate disability, to include chronic prostatitis and benign prostatic hyperplasia, Heart disability, to include coronary artery disease and ischemic heart disease, Hypertension, Status post pulmonary embolism
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21062889
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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