The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for diabetes mellitus and neuropathy with voiding dysfunction was denied. The Veteran's diabetes mellitus did not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 40 percent, while his neuropathy with voiding dysfunction met the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus did not require one or more daily injections of insulin, restricted diet, and regulation of activities with episodes of ketoacidosis or hypoglycemic reactions requiring one or two hospitalizations per year or twice a month visits to a diabetic care provider. His neuropathy with voiding dysfunction met the criteria for a 60 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II, neuropathy with voiding dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 13, 2023
- Citation
- 23065885
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What you can do next
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