The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus type 2 and remanded the issue of service connection for peripheral neuropathy as due to, or as a complication of, service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes does not require insulin and only meets criteria for a 20 percent rating; a medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran has diabetic peripheral neuropathy that is due to his service-connected diabetes.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetes mellitus type 2, Peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- May 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25040609
What this means for you
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