The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus II as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected breast cancer, but dismissed claims for a compensable rating for fibrocystic breast disease, bilateral and for service connection of diabetic retinopathy associated with diabetes mellitus type II.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the probative medical opinion linking the Veteran's diabetes mellitus II to her breast cancer treatment, as well as the applicable legal standards regarding service connection and the AMA review process.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus II, fibrocystic breast disease, bilateral, diabetic retinopathy associated with diabetes mellitus type II
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25046968
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,432 · Granted: 29% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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