The Board has granted service connection for the claimed conditions, including diabetes and its complications. The Veteran's current diagnoses are related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The medical records demonstrate a clear link between the Veteran's service-connected diabetes and the development of his diagnosed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes, left lower peripheral neuropathy, left toe amputation, diabetic retinopathy of the left eye, with total loss of eyesight, diabetic retinopathy of the right eye, with partial loss of eyesight, gall bladder removal, right leg amputation below the knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 19, 2023
- Citation
- 23066893
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Veteran's tinnitus and hearing loss claims are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's high cholesterol, dementia, stroke, prostate cancer, cataracts, diabetes, hypertension, CHF, and myocardial infarction claims are denied due to lack of service connection evidence or insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the disabilities and active duty service.,The Veteran was exposed to toxins during his military service but there is no evidence linking these exposures to any of the claimed conditions.
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