Effective September 26, 2013, the Veteran was granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and its related disabilities including diabetic retinopathy, right below the knee amputation status post right foot transmetatarsal amputation (Lisfranc amputation), peripheral neuropathy of both upper and lower extremities, and a scar from the amputation. Special monthly compensation was also awarded based on loss of use of a creative organ.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's September 26, 2013, informal claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 included an implicit request for service connection for type II diabetes mellitus and its related disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus, Diabetic retinopathy, Right below the knee amputation status post right foot transmetatarsal amputation (Lisfranc amputation), Peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity (femoral nerve), Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), Peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity (femoral nerve), Scar, status post right below the knee amputation
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23021010
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, finding that the Veteran was exposed to herbicide agents during his service at Udorn RTAFB and thus meets the criteria for presumptive service connection.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his bilateral lower extremity neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus, have resulted in loss of use of both lower extremities. The Board has granted eligibility for specially adapted housing and dismissed the claim for a special home adaptation grant as moot.
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