The Veteran's service connection claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and diabetic retinopathy have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus to service or presumptive exposure. The Board finds the Veteran's assertions regarding his in-service onset are not credible given the lack of contemporaneous medical records.,Service connection has also been denied for neurological disorders of the lower extremities, with the Board finding that the Veteran did not have such conditions during service and there is no evidence linking them to service or presumptive exposure.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's assertions regarding his in-service onset are not credible given the lack of contemporaneous medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II (DMII), diabetic retinopathy, neurological disorder, right lower extremity, neurological disorder, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22068853
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- Denied
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- Granted
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