The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and headaches, but denied service connection for a traumatic brain injury and schizophrenia.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's diabetes mellitus, right knee disability, and right ankle disability were caused by his obesity, which was caused by his service-connected bipolar disorder. Headaches were caused by his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- type II diabetes mellitus, right knee disability (osteoarthritis of the right knee), right ankle disability (arthritis of the right ankle), headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25057107
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for left knee strain, right knee strain, right wrist strain, and TBI. The Veteran's PTSD rating was remanded for further development.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for headaches and increased ratings for left shoulder rotator cuff tear, right shoulder rotator cuff tear, hypertension, and left and right leg restless leg syndrome. The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an increased initial disability evaluation of headaches due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Dismissed
The veteran's appeal requests for service connection and increased ratings were denied due to untimeliness, as the appeals were not filed within one year of the respective rating decisions.
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