The Board has granted the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, but denied the petition to reopen the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability. The effective date of the award of service connection for impairment of pronation of the right elbow is denied.,The Veteran's diabetes was not shown in service and there is no evidence that it is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: New and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, but new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a lumbar spine disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Lumbar Spine Disability (claimed as back injury with arthritis)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22038597
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What this means for you
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