The Board has granted service connection for frequent urination and leakage, as well as fecal leakage, to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. However, it denied service connection for blurry vision, which is related to his service-connected diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: Two VA examiners provided opinions linking the Veteran's urinary incontinence and fecal leakage to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. In contrast, a VA examiner concluded that the blurry vision was not caused by or aggravated by the diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- frequent urination & leakage, fecal leakage, blurry vision
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22018621
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