The Board denied a separate disability evaluation for diabetic retinopathy but granted service connection for onychomycosis of the feet.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not have diabetic retinopathy, and there is evidence that his onychomycosis of the feet is attributable to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Onychomycosis of the Feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001515
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable disability rating for diabetic retinopathy as there were no incapacitating episodes or visual impairment.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a higher rating for diabetes mellitus type II, a compensable rating for diabetic retinopathy, and an earlier effective date for the grant of a 40 percent rating for residuals of left thalamic stroke with neurogenic bladder. However, TDIU was granted.
- Granted
The Board granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for diabetes mellitus, type 2 and its associated complications.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's motion for revision of the August 2020 rating decision on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) to restore a 70 percent rating for diabetic retinopathy, effective November 1, 2020. The Board also remanded service connection for glaucoma.
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