The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and dismissed the appeals for service connection of various other conditions as well as for compensable ratings.
The deciding factor: Diabetes mellitus was granted due to its development within one year of discharge, meeting presumptive criteria. The other claims were dismissed due to untimely filings of Notice of Disagreements beyond the one-year period after notification of denial.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Left hip disability, Right hip disability, Polyneuropathy of the left lower extremity, Polyneuropathy of the right lower extremity, Cervical radiculopathy affecting the left upper extremity, Cervical radiculopathy affecting the right upper extremity, Erectile dysfunction, Bilateral tinea pedis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027851
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,456 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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