The Board denied the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1511 for residuals of AIP and type I diabetes mellitus, finding that VA treatment did not cause these conditions.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records showed no evidence that the Veteran's additional disabilities were proximately caused by carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA, nor was it unforeseeable. The Whipple procedure and resulting diabetes mellitus were deemed necessary based on the clinical presentation.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP), Type I diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25015542
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 926 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for Type I diabetes mellitus, finding that it was initially manifested during active service.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for Type I diabetes mellitus, finding that there was no evidence of chronic disability in service or a relationship to service. The Veteran had been diagnosed with Type II diabetes, but his medical records did not support this diagnosis.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the 40 percent rating for type I diabetes mellitus and denied a higher than 40 percent rating. The restoration is based on improvement in the Veteran's ability to function under ordinary conditions of life and work.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for a new opinion regarding the Veteran's Type I diabetes mellitus, as the previous opinion did not address whether it is related to in-service herbicide agent exposure.
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