Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and hypothyroidism prior to August 10, 2022, but granted a 10 percent rating for painful scars of the bilateral knees.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a medical nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's service, except for diabetes mellitus type II which was granted due to the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, congestive heart failure, limitation of arm motion, to include left shoulder arthritis, gunshot wound left shoulder with retained foreign body, left anterior shoulder scar, painful scars of the bilateral knees, left knee scar, right knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020247
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