The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus as secondary to service-connected hypertension and denied a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction, while remanding claims for higher ratings and additional service connections.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in approximate balance regarding an etiological relationship between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus and service-connected hypertension, leading to the grant of service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus, Erectile dysfunction, Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Hypertension, Sleep apnea, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25034747
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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