The Board granted service connection for type 2 diabetes mellitus, a heart disability, and kidney disease. The bilateral eye disability was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the disabilities was granted based on evidence showing they were proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, heart disability, diagnosed as congestive heart failure and valvular heart disease, kidney disease, diagnosed as diabetic nephropathy, bilateral eye disability (claimed as glaucoma with blindness)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25004749
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
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