The Veteran's balance issues, chronic fatigue, hyperkalemia, arteriovenous fistula, bilateral foot onychomycosis, and bilateral osteomyelitis are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected diabetes. The Veteran's bilateral foot ulcers are related to his service-connected diabetes.
The deciding factor: The March 2021 VA examination report found that the Veteran's diabetes caused his balance disability, chronic fatigue, hyperkalemia, arteriovenous fistula, bilateral foot onychomycosis, and bilateral osteomyelitis. The July 2015 private treatment note also indicated that the Veteran's diabetic foot ulcers were caused by his diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- excessive sweating, bronchitis, enlarged lymph nodes, anemia, lung disability (hypersensitive lung disease), internal scarring, right foot scar
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 8, 2022
- Citation
- 22013201
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