The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder with unspecified insomnia disorder and other service-connected disabilities, an effective date of March 8, 2022, for tinnitus, denied an earlier effective date prior to January 30, 2020, for sleep apnea, and granted a 30 percent rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae, effective August 27, 2019.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the evidence was in approximate balance regarding the nexus between the Veteran's diabetes mellitus type II and his service-connected disabilities, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis. For tinnitus, an earlier effective date was granted based on the date of receipt of the claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type II, Tinnitus, Sleep apnea, Pseudofolliculitis barbae
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035623
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.
What you can do next
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