The Board granted an earlier effective date for service connection of diabetic retinopathy and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability, while denying increased ratings for diabetic nephropathy and diabetes mellitus II with erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's conditions did not meet the criteria for higher ratings under applicable regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Diabetic nephropathy, Diabetes mellitus II with erectile dysfunction, Diabetic retinopathy with macular degeneration, post-surgery cataracts, and vitreous floaters
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049222
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (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
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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- Remanded (sent back)
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