The Board denied an increased rating for diabetes mellitus, type II and granted service connection for voiding dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes required only oral hypoglycemic agents and more than one injection of insulin per day without a restricted diet or regulation of activities. However, he was found to have voiding dysfunction due to his diabetes, which warranted a separate disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, type II, Voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001265
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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
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