The Board denied service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) due to a lack of evidence showing the condition was incurred in or caused by active service.,Service connection for musculoskeletal left and right foot conditions is also denied as there is no persuasive evidence linking these conditions to active service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient competent medical evidence to establish a nexus between the Veteran's diagnosed DM2 and his active service.,There were no STRs or other records indicating foot-related complaints, and the separation examination did not show any issues with the Veteran's feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2), Musculoskeletal left foot condition, Musculoskeletal right foot condition, Acquired psychiatric disorder including as due to MST, Hypertension (HTN) including as due to an acquired mental disorder due to MST, Neuropathy, Left Lower Extremity (LLE), Neuropathy, Right Lower Extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2024
- Citation
- A24081698
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a duty to assist error in the initial rating decision for DM2 and remanded the case to obtain additional medical evidence regarding the Veteran's nocturia and BPH with LUTS.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than March 2, 2005, for service connection for DM2 and a higher initial rating were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support requiring regulation of activities due to DM2.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection for Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) and Hypertension have been reopened, and both conditions are now granted on their underlying merits.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's DM2 is currently rated at 20 percent, effective March 21, 2006. The claim for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for DM2 was denied. The claims to reopen and establish service connection for peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities were granted as secondary to DM2.
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