Granted
The Board granted service connection for Type II diabetes mellitus, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a medical opinion that linked the Veteran's obesity and subsequent Type II diabetes mellitus to his service-connected low back condition, which limited his ability to exercise.
- Claimed conditions
- Type II diabetes mellitus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016720
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