The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and GERD, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and calluses of the feet.
The deciding factor: The private physician found that the Veteran's weight gain from her service-connected condition was a substantial factor in causing or aggravating her diabetes mellitus type II. The Board also found that the Veteran's GERD is proximately due to or aggravated by her service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and calluses of the feet.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021613
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