The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II is aggravated by his service-connected right shoulder disability, right ankle disability, and sleep apnea. As a result, the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II, is granted.
The deciding factor: The April 2021 private medical opinion concluded that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II was permanently aggravated by his service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and right ankle and right shoulder disabilities and weight gain/obesity as due to and/or related to these service-connected disabilities, while the November 2021 VA medical opinion found less likely than not that the diabetes mellitus type II is proximately caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071377
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Decisions by this judge: 2,548 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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