The Board granted service connection for left below the knee amputation based on secondary causation by the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in relative equipoise on the question of whether the service-connected diabetes mellitus type II caused the left below the knee amputation, as supported by medical opinions from private treating physicians.
- Claimed conditions
- left below the knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- January 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23001048
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for diabetes mellitus, Type II, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic nephropathy, as well as awards of service connection for various peripheral neuropathies and amputations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left below the knee amputation and right ankle ulcer due to additional disability resulting from VA treatment, as further development is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the last final decision, which relates to a current disability and its onset during service. The Veteran's claim for service connection is now pending again.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right lower extremity sciatica associated with the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine strain, but remanded claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep apnea.
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